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Re: Variation of the Prisoner's Dilemma

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Originally Posted by Molten View Post
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There are two people that commit a crime. They each know the way the law works. Below are the outcomes:

1. Nobody confesses=each gets 2 years
2. Prisoner A confesses= Prisoner A goes free, Prisoner B gets 10 years
3. Prisoner B confesses= Prisoner B goes free, Prisoner A gets 10 years
4. Both confess=Both get 5 years in prison

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The outcomes are unrealistic in this day and age. We all know how the law works today. One of them would turn State's evidence, rat-out the other, and get off scott free.

That too has applications to FIRST - I.E. Being late to Coopertate is not in your best interest!