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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Do you really think that people like Garland stop and consider the sentencing guidelines before they stab or shoot someone to death? That they think to themselves it won't be so bad if I get caught for this and do 20 years behind bars. But if it's 40 then nah, it's just not worth it. So I shouldn't murder these people.
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Well you have the "longer sentences = less crime" crowd, and there's a big Venn overlap there with the "punishment > rehabilitation" crowd.