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		user24 on June 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Exhibit A – the “child pornographer” One wonders what would have happened if he had, in fact, pleaded guilty.

betterunix on June 5, 2013 [–]

I am more concerned about the possibility that this is not unique, that it happens all the time, and that people wind up pleading guilty because they think they have no chance of winning the trial.

user24 on June 5, 2013 | [–]

Yes, indeed.

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