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Cooperating with the prosecution is torture and duress? I'd be ok giving them maximum sentences either way, but they have the opportunity to cooperate to reduce the charges or sentences

I was unclear.

My point was that since they are encouraged to cooperate with a stick and a carrot, they might be less impartial and offer more hearsay in the hopes of getting less of the stick.

Pure speculation on my part; I wonder if there was any research into that.

I think in general you’ll find there’s very little science to the justice system. Many people have been and continue to be been convicted - and in some cases executed - on pseudoscience and unproven methodologies.

Don’t worry, it isn’t.

Aw, poor things.