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Legislative overreach that leads to an almost total reliance on prosecutorial discretion is a terrible way to run a society. The moment that federal prosecutors stop being obsessed with 100% conviction rates, the whole weaponized process becomes tyrannical overnight. Regardless of innocence, most people get advised today to take the dramatically reduced plea bargain because of the extortion-tier penalties for most crimes; we barely use trials to establish facts and guilt any more.


> almost total reliance on prosecutorial discretion is a terrible way to run a society

Asking for precedence is not the same as "total reliance on prosecutorial discretion." It's asking if a hypothetical is grounded.

> moment that federal prosecutors stop being obsessed with 100% conviction rates, the whole weaponized process becomes tyrannical overnight

This is an orthogonal problem. Prosecutors can bring bullshit cases with zero basis in the law if they want to.




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