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Originally Posted by Caged Great
Seriously, they should charge anyone in a gang whether or not they are involved with a shooting with domestic terrorism and give them all a life sentence.
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Punishments need to be in line with the severity of the crime. If you had a situation where a gang member faces a life sentence for committing *any* crime, what is to stop him from going over the top with violence to help ensure he doesn't get caught?
Robbing a liquor store and 2 customers are in the store. No incentive at all to let them live if you think they could identify you to police. You are already going to be in jail for the rest of your life if they can pick you out of a lineup, might as well eliminate them from the equation.
Stiffer sentences do have a place, but making them so punitive that there isn't really any more punishment they can receive has some serious possible side affects.