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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
^Exactly.
For a normal person, 1 year in prison is a HUGE deterrent. Anything over that, and you're dealing with people who don't care about deterrents.
The death penalty isn't even an effective deterrent.
I think you're idea of flogging isn't an effective deterrent, and really shows what level you're examining the whole issue on, which is likely an emotional one.
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In this case maybe there's not as much of a deterrent value because its a pretty rare crime. But if you suddenly and without exception threw every criminal into prison for 20 years without parole for a gun related crime it might have a deterrent factor.
Saying one year in jail for this crime is wrong to me, just like saying short sentences for violent crimes is wrong to me. If you make the sentences a joke then the hardened criminals won't take it seriously.
I was being over the top with the flogging thing, though in my mind this mother deserves no mercy or sympathy whatsoever. I think a 10 year sentence is probably fair. But if she can't be rehabilitated ie she's a through and through psychopath, then whats the point of taking the risk of putting her back into society.
Justice has to be four fold in my mind. Punishment, rehabilitation, public safety and a public example of committing a crime. I would argue that the justice system in this country going back since its inception has failed onthe rehabilitation side. But the other three remain. Brutalizing or abusing a person, or raping a person, or murdering a person. A shorter sentence is a joke because these are inexcusable crimes, and I don't care what people say there's no core cause that excuses them.