Is a plea deal/bargain a legal bribe? (illegal, drug, lobbyist)

[All American NYC]

For example:

-A plea deal offering a lesser sentence in a case.
-A pharmaceutical or medical device company might offer free training or other benefits to doctors who prescribe its drug.
-A benefit or pension provider might provide cash or another bonus to brokers who convince companies to choose their services over those of another provider.


Why is political bribery wrong but yet used in our justice system often?

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

For example:

-A plea deal offering a lesser sentence in a case.
-A pharmaceutical or medical device company might offer free training or other benefits to doctors who prescribe its drug.
-A benefit or pension provider might provide cash or another bonus to brokers who convince companies to choose their services over those of another provider.


Why is political bribery wrong but yet used in our justice system often?

I'm not sure where you'e going here. A plea deal has nothing to do with bribery.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

I'm not sure where you'e going here. A plea deal has nothing to do with bribery.

Here is a definition I found.

Bribe = persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement

[pknopp]

One can never say that a plea agreement is not because some bribe went on but you can't base anything on the idea that someone might abuse it.

A plea agreement is only agreed upon when there is a above board benefit for both sides. With a bribe, the bribe remains hidden.

Plea agreements are explained.

"We agreed to 20 years to life for a guilty plea so the 10 year old that was molested wouldn't have to testify".

[blackhemi]

Not a bribe. In the courts, the judges and prosecutors are not offering the plea to better their statuses. They often do this to save the courts and tax payers time and money to avoid going to trial.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Here is a definition I found.

Bribe = persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement

Under that definition, any deal can be considered a bribe. For instance, just recently, I induced a cab driver to take me to the airport by a gift of money.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Under that definition, any deal can be considered a bribe. For instance, just recently, I induced a cab driver to take me to the airport by a gift of money.

Like the politician below

Politicians busted in 'bribery plot' to rig mayor race

Smith, 56, and Halloran, 42, were reportedly plotting to rig this year's New York City mayoral election through fraud and bribes.

The pair allegedly formed an alliance built on cash payments and fraud to get Smith - one of the state's top Democrats - placed on the GOP mayoral ballot.
Investigators claim that Halloran was paid more than $20,000 to arrange bribe payments to Savino and Tabone so they would support getting Smith on the ballot.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Like the politician below

No.

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Here is a definition I found.

Bribe = persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement

No, then there's no comparison. Plea deals are legal, bribes are not.

[Torpedos]

i always say the same things about lobbyist. i give you money to persuade you to push my agenda. That is bribery. Lobbying should be illegal. But since the politicians benefit from it, they will never vote against it.