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>clarky07 tried to make it sound like I said that 35 years was no big deal, but I didn't say that. >35 isn't even half a lifetime. He was born in 1987 (geez, h
by clarky07 13y ago
>clarky07 tried to make it sound like I said that 35 years was no big deal, but I didn't say that.
>35 isn't even half a lifetime. He was born in 1987 (geez, he's younger than I am)
How is this not minimizing the severity again? At the very least it's more than half his remaining lifetime, and possibly all of his remaining lifetime. He also gets to miss out on pretty much any chance at having a family. His only friends will be other convicts. I hope he at least manages to get out on parole, but there is certainly a chance he doesn't.
- sp332 13y agoCalling 35 years "a lifetime" is exaggerating. Calling 35 years less than half a lifetime is accurate, not minimizing. "Half his remaining lifetime" is probably true, and that's also a valid way to look at it. But it doesn't really contradict what I said, because what I said is true. ("Possibly all of his remaining lifetime" is incredibly cynical, but technically true.)
- clarky07 13y agoFirst off, it's not that cynical. Plenty of people die before the age of 60. Male life expectancy is 76, so 35 years is 70% of expected remaining. Also, the point I was originally making, is that for most people the quality of life between 25-60 is far higher than the quality of life from 60-95. Even if he does happen to live to 95 and it's "only half", most people are going to enjoy age 35 more than they are going to enjoy age 95.