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FakeNoose

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4. It could be the quality of the defense lawyers
Sun Aug 1, 2021, 07:27 PM
Aug 2021

For example, the public defenders are almost always going to tell their clients plead guilty, even if they say they're innocent. Meanwhile a white defendant can (maybe) afford to hire a good lawyer and get off, even if he/she is guilty.

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