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My little theory is the more likely it is for individuals to copy such a criminal scheme the more the justice system wants to set an example with the punishment
by nier 4y ago
My little theory is the more likely it is for individuals to copy such a criminal scheme the more the justice system wants to set an example with the punishment.
- thwayunion 4y agoWRT schemes like this one, maybe so. I don't know. But on the broader point of hard prison sentences being good for deterrence, the US recidivism rate speaks for itself.
- from 4y agoHe also went to trial and lost. His codefendant plead guilty and has yet to be sentenced but I think he'll get ~5 years.
- nibbleshifter 4y agoThe fact you get punished for going to trial is fucking absurd.
- from 4y agoA trial costs both sides a lot of time and money. In most cases the defendants really are guilty (they had so much evidence on this guy I'm not sure why he even chose to go trial), the government has a lot of evidence against them and they would receive no benefit from going to trial unless they are being prosecuted under some new theory of liability that they could maybe convince a jury is invalid. Honestly it's surprising the conviction rate is only 95% instead of 99.9%. Federal law enforcement has multi billion dollar budgets, they can issue warrants and subpoenas and wiretaps, they can give "friendly knocks" and threaten people with jail time for not cooperating. How do they ever even lose?
- rosnd 4y ago>How do they ever even lose? Lack of motivation. Relatively few people on the prosecution side truly care about winning, especially as time passes. Cases can easily take years, personnel changes ruin everything. If you have money and aren't accused of anything totally crazy, you can easily completely ruin the governments chances by simply getting a few of the main people involved private sector jobs. This happens every day.