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"Forrest said because the case was so widely publicized, a more severe sentence could deter similar crimes in the future." As others have noted, I doubt the ju
by smoyer 11y ago
"Forrest said because the case was so widely publicized, a more severe sentence could deter similar crimes in the future."
As others have noted, I doubt the judge spent 100 hours making this decision (that's two and a half person-weeks full-time). I don't condone what Ulbricht did but I don't think his sentencing was rational.
- qq66 11y agoIf you want examples of irrational sentences they are sadly not hard to find: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/107830/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/107830/