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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
While I barely have an opinion on the sentencing of this person, I think this is absolutely the key point that people were missing. This seems like a pretty harsh sentence as far as aggravated assault goes. People seem to be founding their expectations on an assumption that the perpetrator was charged with something else.
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I certainly missed this.
The 4.5 years does seem reasonable for what she pleaded guilty to.
I think one aspect missed in Mbates excellent post was that the reason to imprison longer isn’t about prevention of crime before it happens. I think there is quite a lot of evidence to support that the sentence length of a crime doesn’t change the likelyhood of it occurring. However another important part of a sentence is the protection of society. This person likely will commit more crimes in the future so part of the sentence needs to consider the prevention of this individual in committing future crimes.