If He was really smart He never would've taken the plea deal, especially now that Kyle was properly vindicated.
It would cost Black more than $2,000 in legal fees to even take it to trial, let alone the risk of losing. The crime that he's pleading to is a lowest level misdemeanor, basically equivalent to a traffic ticket.
It was bullshit that he was charged to begin with, just like the McCloskeys. But sometimes you just take the plea deal because it's just not worth fighting.
My wife got a speeding ticket in a speed trap in a small town. The town eagerly offered to drop the ticket in exchange for paying a $60 "fee". Complete bullshit but she paid because it'd cost more to either fight it or be hit with higher insurance costs.
That's why there's a saying in the context of dealing with the government in administrative or criminal matters, that the process itself is the punishment.
It would cost Black more than $2,000 in legal fees to even take it to trial, let alone the risk of losing. The crime that he's pleading to is a lowest level misdemeanor, basically equivalent to a traffic ticket.
That makes sense, although I still hope the whole thing gets thrown out now.
It was bullshit that he was charged to begin with, just like the McCloskeys. But sometimes you just take the plea deal because it's just not worth fighting.
My wife got a speeding ticket in a speed trap in a small town. The town eagerly offered to drop the ticket in exchange for paying a $60 "fee". Complete bullshit but she paid because it'd cost more to either fight it or be hit with higher insurance costs.
So... alternative taxation in progress?
Essentially yes.
That's why there's a saying in the context of dealing with the government in administrative or criminal matters, that the process itself is the punishment.