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One problem is that this has follow-on effects of reducing sentences for other crimes. For example, murder would be 20 years because that is the cap. What do yo
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 8y ago
One problem is that this has follow-on effects of reducing sentences for other crimes. For example, murder would be 20 years because that is the cap. What do you make rape? You don't want to make it 20 years since then that incentivizes the perpetrator to always kill the victim. Given the above, you are looking at 10-15 years at most for rapists. Then you need to differentiate the serial rapist (see Larry Nasser) from the non-serial rapist. All said, you are probably looking at sentences of 5-10 years for even the most heinous single rape conviction.
- ep103 8y agoSo long as pirating music stays at 20 years, society should be fine.
- ahje 8y agoDon't forget tax evasion!
- EliRivers 8y agoPerhaps sentences could be served consecutively rather than concurrently. That would allow a lot more scope.
- hackerman12345 8y agoFoolproof method of preventing more victims - just put all the people guilty of those 2 crimes in prison for life. That way, they can never get out and re-offend. There's already too many cases of someone getting a sentence of only a few years for one of those crimes, and then upon getting out, reoffending in the same or worse way within a few months.
- reallydude 8y agoThis was, essentially, the basis for the 3 strikes initiatives.