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> The amount of jail time you > get is supposed to depend on > what you did and not which > judge presided over your > sentencing I think that'
by peteretep 11y ago
> The amount of jail time you
> get is supposed to depend on
> what you did and not which
> judge presided over your
> sentencing
I think that's specifically what judges are for in a common law system, isn't it?
- girvo 11y agoYes, correct, but that's not what the populace wanted at the time. Despite the fact that weakening that by definition is weakening the justice systems ability to mete out real, actual justice.
- Ntrails 11y agoNot really, your punishment should fit the crime and therefore be related exactly to what you did (and the circumstances in which you did it) - and definitely not based on which member of the judiciary you are randomly assigned. So yes, whilst judges are supposed to have lots of discretion- there should also be oversight to ensure they're somewhat aligned with each other. Mandatory minimums are a populist solution to headlines about setencing.
- DonHopkins 11y ago"People ask me sometimes, when — when do you think it will it be enough? When will there be enough women on the court? And my answer is when there are nine." -Ruth Bader Ginsgurg
- gozur88 11y agoAnd she's only the second worst justice.
- DonHopkins 11y agoIf you think old rich white heterosexual religious men have historically suffered from being oppressed.
- gozur88 11y agoA supreme court justice is there to do a job, not insert her own corrosive worldview into precedent.
- DonHopkins 11y agoAre those red pills making you feel your oats?
- gozur88 11y agoI'm not sure what you're asking. Are you saying your sentence should depend on the luck of the draw?