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4 years in federal prison is a long time, especially for an 18 year old. Even if he earns the full 54 days of good-time per year, that's still about 3.5 years
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4 years in federal prison is a long time, especially for an 18 year old. Even if he earns the full 54 days of good-time per year, that's still about 3.5 years in prison. Best case scenario, when he gets out, he'll be a 21 year old felon without much or any higher education or vocational training.
You could certainly argue that he deserves a longer sentence, given the volume of swatting crimes he committed, but the rest of his life just got a whole lot harder.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agoYeah, I think you're right. His age is (and should be) a major mitigating factor.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> His age is (and should be) a major mitigating factor Counterpoint: young offenders (those released under 21 to 30) have high rates of recidivism [1]. The logic for putting someone like this in a low-security and enriching environment until they’ve aged out of high-risk behaviour is there. [1] https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/effects-aging-recidivism-among-federal-offenders https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/effects-aging...
- lurking_swe 2y agosounds like justice was served then.