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I was told that African Americans wind up in jail so often because they plead guilty to get lighter sentences because they can't afford a lawyer to fight the charges. Is that incorrect?
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You actually do, since I just told you.
Now, is it incorrect that black people wind up in jail so often because they plead guilty to get lighter sentences because they can't afford a lawyer to fight the charges?
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That's hardly relevant. Follow the flow of the discussion:
People often do plead guilty even if they're not.
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While it is true that people often plead guilty when they are not, it is almost entirely poor people who do that not those with lawyers on retainer.
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