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People outside of the USA: What are some interesting, cool, or fascinating aspects of your country you'd like to share with the world? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

A lot of DA's in the US trump up charges and add anything they can think of, often in order to scare the defendant into settling out of court. I believe some 97% of cases in the US are settled out of court. That doesn't happen over here.

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