&gt; plea deals<p>There are more violent crimes than can be tried. This is a _hard_ problem. Of the options, simplified a bit:<p>a) try fewer crimes and let more suspects free<p>b) try all crimes and forgo the right to a speedy trial<p>c) increase the funding of the criminal justice system by a factor of 10-100<p>d) allow prosecutors and defense attorneys to negotiate settlements in easy cases, to avoid wasting court resources, and providing a path for leniency for certain defendants<p>(d) has flaws, but I&#x27;m not surprised our system has opted for it as the least bad solution.<p>Legal scholars have struggled to find a better approach for decades. Curious to hear your recommendation, really interested in novel approaches to this issue.