It's downvoted because it's a horrible simplification of a very complex problem and it isn't supported by evidence. If it were true then we would see a very cle

It's downvoted because it's a horrible simplification of a very complex problem and it isn't supported by evidence. If it were true then we would see a very clear correlation in the data between sentencing policy and crime rates, but we basically don't. In fact as sentencing laws in almost all developed countries have reduced, we've seen reductions in crime.