Curious then, how much time do people think he should really get? What would be fair? And I know a lot of people would say lock him up and throw away the key, but that doesn't make sense when you take into crimes like murder (what do you do then?) nor would it make a lot of sense for the prison system itself.
So what would be a fair sentence? I think people are forgetting just how long 9 years is. That's a lot of time to take away from a person. I'm not saying that I wouldn't give him more (and I'll get to that at the bottom) but I don't think you can say nine years is a slap on the wrist either.
Personally I think 15 years would be fair, and if they still wanted to take off the 1.5 years for time served then fine.
It's a heinous crime yes, but I don't understand how longer terms automatically balance things out or make things more fair. You can put hm away for life but the damage is already done to his daughter. Nor do I really think longer sentences are a huge deterrant. If you aren't deterred by nine years, and more importantly if you can't see what you are doing is wrong, you're going to do it regardless.
What I would like to see is a way of making the criminal really responsible for their actions. How this would be done in this case I don't know, but there has got to be a better way that he could pay back to the family or back to society instead of just serving time.
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