Two Years vs 10 Years: The Plea Bargain That Destroyed a Teen
Fireside chat with Cage by Bill Muise
S1 · E51
Jul 24, 2026
18:18
Episode notes
What would you do if the choice was: lose 10 years of your life to a jury... or lose 2 years by lying and saying you did it? A 19-year-old roofer from Toronto had to do that math. And the system bet on him folding
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