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I wonder how many real criminals (murderers, etc.) are never prosecuted because of all these procedural errors.


I wonder how many real crimes could have been investigated and prosecuted with the resources the FBI used to make the MPAA and the RIAA happy.


Very few (although it does happen), because generally law enforcement takes a lot of time and great care to build a case. They may allow a drug gang to operate for months or years before busting them. This case seems rather rushed.


As a thought experiment, I've wondered what would happen if prosecutors were required to go through a full trial every time they file criminal charges (no plea bargains, no dropped charges, and all the prosecutorial mistakes publicly recorded as evidence).




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