r/facepalm • u/PrinceOfPunjabi • 7d ago

Why is he even allowed to compete? 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/notfuckingcurious 6d ago

he probably only did the plea deal to get a reduced sentence.

The headline mentions a UK judge. In the UK there is no such thing as a plea deal AFAIK.

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u/kudincha 6d ago

There are shorter sentences and lesser punishments though.

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u/shipshaped 6d ago

I don't think it works the same way though. Our sentences are generally much shorter and our accommodations for guilty pleas much less generous.

In the US people plead guilty to selling drugs or whatever because it's the difference between a lifetime and a year in prison (this is illustrative, I don't know actual sentencing guidelines), but in the UK you might get your sentence reduced by a fifth perhaps. Absolutely not a good enough incentive that anyone is pleading guilty to raping a twelve year old and (in theory) ruining their reputation for that.

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u/ZoneOut82 6d ago

It's a third in the UK.

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u/MemoryEmptyAgain 6d ago

It depends on when the plea is entered.

A third is for first court appearance in magistrates court. That goes down to 10% for a guilty plea on the day of trial. So you're encouraged to plead guilty as soon as possible.

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u/ZoneOut82 6d ago

Thanks, I didn't know that.