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Originally Posted by puckluck
I don't think it's a joke compared to the rest of the world because obviously it looks great if you live in the Middle East or somewhere along those lines.
But America IMO(I know people will disagree) has a great justice system where criminals are actually punished harshly not given weak 3 year sentences for assault with a weapon instead of attempted murder. I'd like to see harsher sentences for people who attempt to injure or kill someone. It's almost impossible in Canada to be charged and convicted of attempted murder.
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America. Pretty much expected that. That's a pretty broad statement for one, seeing as you're essentially dealing with 50 sets of laws that may vary greatly from State to State. Secondly, the numbers make it quite clear that the US approach to justice has not resulted in a decrease in violent crime. Interestingly enough, it also seems that many of the States that have a sort of frontier justice mentality are also home to some of the highest per capita violent crime rates in the country.