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I agree, but I think mandatory minimums and other forced sentencing requirements have much worse consequences. Having humans in the justice system with the free
by burkaman 7y ago
I agree, but I think mandatory minimums and other forced sentencing requirements have much worse consequences. Having humans in the justice system with the freedom to make judgement calls is just a fact of life we have to live with.
- ceejayoz 7y agoThere's ways we can mitigate the potential damage. For example, give judges the power to issue unusual sentences, or ones violating the minimums, but have those sentences trigger an automatic review by an independent panel (perhaps a couple of appeals judges or something).