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You're just not waiting long enough. Give it another 50 years or so and statutory sentencing probably go away. It's a system that moves so slowly that it can
by anon9001 6y ago
You're just not waiting long enough.
Give it another 50 years or so and statutory sentencing probably go away. It's a system that moves so slowly that it can take multiple generations to correct wrongs. I think that's considered a feature for long-term stability, but it seems like poor design to me.
If you look at a long enough timescale, we are trending in the right direction.
- staticautomatic 6y agoCalifornia’s Determinate Sentencing Law was enacted not long ago, in ‘77. What would you call that? A local minimum? In any event, I can only wait as long as I’m not convicted of a crime which carries a statutory sentence. How long is it fair for those already sentenced to wait from the comfort of their prison cells?
- anon9001 6y agoIt's not fair, but I meant 50 more years. I figure real change takes about 4 generations to happen. If it makes you feel better, you can think of the non-violent imprisoned as grains of sand on the scales of justice. Your persistent outrage helps push for change in the same way.