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Originally Posted by Rerun
People would be up in arms if they knew that all he was getting was 2 years..
Most people believe that the felon will serve at least 4 with the possibility of 6.
Also crime can be a very personal experience. A criminal is not only perpetrating a crime against the individual, he's perpetrating it against society and the laws that society has enacted.
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Then most people need to be educated about the corrections system.
Just because they don't feel the need to become educated doesn't mean the prison system is broken it means people are just happy to live in their bubble of ignorance.
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Originally Posted by Rerun
I for one am quite willing to pay higher taxes to build more prisons.
And I agree, locking up everyone for minor crimes for lengthy periods is silly. Thats where we need to get back to realistic sentences, not sentences that state one thing but in actuality mean something different. I have no problem with the judge giving Lohan 2 weeks in jail, 3 months in rehab and 6 months community service (something to do with drunk drivers or their victims). Lets get realistic and honest in the sentencing....not 90 days and she only serves 13.
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See your problem is that you think 90 days means 90 days exactly and never different.
The justice system provides some flexibility depending on how the offender acts. Eligibility for parole after serving a portion of their sentence, or serving the entire thing if they are disruptive or do not follow the treatment etc they are required to by their sentence.
A sentence of 90 days can mean many things. Most often that is jail time of ~30 days followed by parole. Your lack of understanding of the justice system doesn't make the system wrong, it just makes you wrong.