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.... Spending 12 months in jail is sometimes easier than spending $40K in legal bills. ....

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There's a lot of truth IMO to the fact that copping to a lesser charge is often influenced by the expense of mounting a defense. I have my doubts in the Craig case but maybe. Hadn't considered that.

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Some lawyer looking for some publicity probably would have done the case pro bono anyway; or similarly, some special interest group, or his political allies, would probably have been more than happy to help him raise money for his legal fees or provide counsel if he was actually innocent and decided to fight the charges.

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Here's what I wrote to which you responded:

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There's a lot of truth IMO to the fact that copping to a lesser charge is often influenced by the expense of mounting a defense. I have my doubts in the Craig case but maybe[/b]. Hadn't considered that.

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Which means cost of a lawyer is probably not the reason Craig copped to the charge he did. Surprised you missed what I wrote, just thought I'd add the bolding to make it more readable and clear to you.

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lol okay

When you say: "Great post Felix! Hadn't thought of that! There's alot of truth to the fact that the cost of mounting a defense is expensive, maybe that's why he plead guilty!", that apparently actually means "the cost of a lawyer is probably not the reason Craig copped to the charge he did."

Okay, good, glad that's settled then. For a second there, given the tone of your post, I thought you were as dumb as Felix, and thought that legal expenses were the reason he pled guilty to the charges. Whew. Good. Glad we've moved past that and we're all in agreement how ridiculous that claim was.