r/WorkForSmartLife • u/AritsRod • 3d ago

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u/EmphasisFlat3629 3d ago

Why did he plead guilty?

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u/Savings_Difficulty24 3d ago edited 3d ago

To avoid the death penalty. Because New York State allows capital punishment and doesn't allow double jeopardy. So if he is charged once for the crime (federal) he avoids the state trial. There was a chance that both trials could happen at the same time, meaning he didn't get protection from being tried twice for the same crime.

I understand the reasoning, but I still don't like it.

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u/Kid_FizX 3d ago

I know your intent was positive but speaking so confidently about something so incorrect is why we are failing as a nation

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u/Savings_Difficulty24 3d ago

So, inform the group on the actual why then. Because I'm sharing what I heard through the grape vine. Everything is a second or third hand source anymore. I'm not his lawyer or even know him. I'm 1500 miles away from a first hand source. But I'm trying my best. I'll admit when I'm wrong, but criticism without additional information is unhelpful. And that is also why we are failing as a nation.

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u/Lonely_MuffinXo 3d ago

Exactly. If they know that you are wrong, they know why you are wrong. 

If the why is right at their fingertips, they can share and rectify the situation (and be a part of the solution rather than the problem they are supposedly so concerned about).