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It is interesting to see the raw visceral reaction to the DC council attempting to reduce prison sentences for crimes committed in the city. Congress even got
by jandrese 4y ago
It is interesting to see the raw visceral reaction to the DC council attempting to reduce prison sentences for crimes committed in the city. Congress even got involved to make sure it didn't happen, which has not happened in decades. Apparently a 14 year sentence for carjacking is not enough deterrent, it must be 20 years according to Congress, the President, and even the mayor of DC.
- dwater 4y agoThat’s all politicking. There are lots of states with lesser penalties for the same crime including plenty of red states. Republicans just see this as another facet in the culture wars they can use to scare their constituents.
- nicbou 4y agoThat's more than the 6 years a US soldier got for torturing an Afghan man to death in 2003. The length of sentences seem rather arbitrary to me. Knowing that how you're treated in prison is a game of luck does not help.
- BeFlatXIII 4y agoThis is what happens when a major metro area has no representation in Congress.