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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
The courts are continually striking down mandatory minimum sentences and there are studies showing that they don't actually act as a deterrent, so why bother wasting time and effort there.
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Even if they don't act as a deterrent, what about recidivism rate? Somewhat stands to reason that if you have a career criminal get busted with a crime and gets a light sentence he'll be back on the streets a lot sooner if he was forced to spend the next 20 years in jail due to a mandatory minimum.