Counter-Terrorism Bill
1:00 pm
Patrick Mercer (Newark, Conservative)
Liberty made the entirely reasonable point that, while it understood the need and supported the theory, at least, of plea bargaining, there had to be “justice”—its word, not mine—for the victims of the crime. For the sake of argument, suppose that a 40-year sentence was reduced to four. How would that sit with you in terms of the perceived fairness for those survivors, relatives or whoever, who were expecting a heavier sentence?