I haven’t dismissed anything. To the contrary, too many folks here seem to think a plea is proof of guilt, as opposed to proof of the vast coercive power of the state. Anyone who is honest and knowledgeable should know at this point that prosecutors can indict a ham sandwich, as someone famous once said, and can coerce plea deals in the face of egregious threats of decades of torture. When the saudis or Iranians coerce confessions our media condemns them, but it goes on every day in this country with no interest from our political elites.