Plea deals rob victims from the truth they need for closure and recovery.
On top of that, plea deals also undermine public trust in the rule of law.
I wonder how "happy" the Judge is for being forced to give it credibility...
That depends on how you look at it, it would be pretty straightforward to take the philosophical stance that that's all that it exists for. Mostly it's just a matter of framing.
Law/legal philosophy indeed is different everywhere...
Where i'm at, I was always told that the primary purpose of the process is to deter and prevent the crime from ever happening again.
In this particular Boeing case, I bet my ass that the corporate world is taking notes as the plea deal is a sweet deal; thus a incentive is provided to do the crime.
It would be funny if the victims of the next Boeing sue over inciting the crime they will be a victim of.
It exist to prevent crimes happening. Looking at that $240M fine, seems like it will change nothing.
They probably made more money by not being so strict on safety. These fines are too low. Company should go close to bankruptcy if they do something serious.
