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A statement like "but it is often true that statutory maximums far exceed actual sentences" wouldn't be a prediction nor an opinion. This isn't the place to be
by NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
A statement like "but it is often true that statutory maximums far exceed actual sentences" wouldn't be a prediction nor an opinion.
This isn't the place to be sticking up for journalism. They really are both uninformed and lazy.
- quickthrower2 3y agoIt is almost logical. They would not be maximums but prescribed sentences if they always use the max.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y agoIf I have to read a news article as if its some weasel-worded lawyerspeak contract (between the lines), then they're no longer in the business of informing at all. My cognitive capacity, however incredibly large it is, still is finite. Wasting it on crap like this means I'll almost certainly miss something else. It's difficult to believe that this isn't deliberate, but I manage to ignore that impulse... incompetence is still more likely than malice. Hence, "lazy and uninformed" instead of "deceptive and propagandizing".