3 ms·
There's a principle in justice: A punishment fitting the crime. As the document points out, people who raped or murdered, sometimes more than once, can leave p
by Mithaldu 13y ago
There's a principle in justice: A punishment fitting the crime.
As the document points out, people who raped or murdered, sometimes more than once, can leave prison after 5-15 years, depending on behavior. Meanwhile those people listed will never be able to leave, even if they spend 50 years with impeccable and absolitely perfect behavior.
- clarky07 13y agoCan I ask where the document states that? Ctrl-F doesn't seem to find the word rape and says nothing about 5-15 years. That being said, I am not for anyone convicted of rape or murder being let out after 5-15 years. Being ok with someone convicted repeatedly of things being sentenced to long terms does not mean I want short terms for even more serious crimes. Feel free to argue for longer terms for rape and murder. Unlikely to find too much dissension. This article on the other hand is for shorter terms for different crimes. The two things don't REALLY have anything to do with one another.
- tshile 13y agoCrimes. Plural, not singular. Three strikes laws exist for a reason. Does stealing a wallet justify sitting in jail for life? No. Does getting caught committing your third burglary? Well, that's a much more interesting question and everyone is obviously entitled to their own opinions. But no one is entitled to completely twist the facts and then demand everyone agree with them or feel sorry for their own positions on it.