This is terrible... But, this is a huge problem of our legal system. Prosecutors making shady deals with defendants in exchange for something. These days, hardly anything ever goes to trial. Those that go to trial, can either afford it, or are legitimately innocent. I read about Rachel Hoffman; such a tragic story... Why is so much of this shit happening in Florida? At least whatever makes it to the news anyway =\

The use of CI's is really controversial... I spent a few days in jail and when I was being released I spoke to some of the other guys that were in the property room and they were telling me how the hotel they were staying at called the police on them for having a little bit of weed. They mentioned to me that the local sheriffs "might be able to 'help'" with their circumstance, if they can provide some more "information," and handed them a card. This wasn't the only case -- I stayed with another inmate who also mentioned that he was caught selling marijuana to another informant, whom he had known to be clean, but flipped when she got caught herself. This is ridiculous... fucking police state. Extortion, almost.