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> I meant most cases of public drunkenness are punished by a reprimand or short arrest, not most cases of unlawful entry. And that's my point. It makes no sens
by pandaman 8y ago
> I meant most cases of public drunkenness are punished by a reprimand or short arrest, not most cases of unlawful entry.
And that's my point. It makes no sense to equate an offense, which is usually punished by reprimand, with an offense which is routinely punished with months of arrest, deportation and a ban on entry.
- amalcon 8y agoI guess that's fair. The laws on the books provide similar maximum penalties, but enforcement is obviously wildly different. I'm prepared to retract that comparison, though I would still maintain that the current de-facto penalties are disproportionate to the gravity of a first offense.