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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is common practice for a lot of non-violent first time offenders, not just politicians.
by ThePadawan 6y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is common practice for a lot of non-violent first time offenders, not just politicians.
- posterboy 6y agoI'm not following this closely, but from what I gathered from the news, two crimes were punished. Calling that a first time offense shouldn't fly.
- inglor_cz 6y agoWhere I am, you are a first time offender if you have no previous record, or your previous records were expunged (which happens after enough time has passed from the completion of the sentence, unless it was for terrorism, war crimes, genocide etc.). That does not mean that you won't ever get a custodial sentence - for crimes severe enough you surely will - but the benefit of having no prior record still applies to you.