Deal

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   Everyone likes a good deal.  It's a point of pride with some that they got the best deal possible and didn't get "taken".  But paying wholesale versus retail is one thing.

   What about deals that are offered in exchange for someone's help?

   There's something that bothers me about some deals offered this way.

   You may be wondering what that is exactly.

   It's that sometimes I can't find a difference between that sort of deal and out right bribery.

   I don't have a problem with paying someone for assistance.  Sometimes a person has specialized skills that are needed.

   We don't expect them to help anyone and everyone for free.

   But when it comes to plea deals or deals from prosecutors...  we've crossed into the realm of law and legal officials and bribery should have absolutely no seat there.

   I don't think anyone needs to ask why that is.

   When help is bargained for by a person and for that person it's employment.

   When help is bargained for by a legal official for use against another - and the bargain is to avoid legal issues - it's misuse of power and nothing more than black mail.

   Who exactly does that serve?