“ After that defeat, the government dropped charges against 129 defendants, including Petrohilos, saying prosecutors would focus on the defendants against whom they had the strongest evidence.

“But a second trial for four people in May ended in acquittals on most charges and a hung jury on the rest.

“Activists credited a unified defense strategy with prevailing. This strategy included persuading defendants — sometimes over the objections of their lawyers — not to accept plea bargains.”

There is nothing illegal or improper about choosing to go to trial instead of accepting a plea bargain. This is the justice system working as intended. Your “two tiered justice system” is a lie.