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[news] Eligible for parole in 1,200 years More

[news] Eligible for parole in 1,200 years

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  • I think in general sentences for child predators ought to be far tougher. Of course I had also had hoped that the Supreme Court would have upheld the death penalty in such cases, but it was not to be.

    • It is not that the sentence was appreciably tougher - he was charged with multiple crimes and the cumulative sentencing racked up to humorous proportions.

    • Expansion of the death penalty, even to many death penalty supporters like myself, is a scary thought. I guess it violates my "eye for an eye"/symmetry sensibilities to apply it to anything besides murder. And then only the most egregious cases, as our system of determining guilt is not perfect.

  • Hm (Score:2)

    by turg ( 19864 ) *

    Here in Canada, the largest number that can go in "eligible for parole in ___ years" in a sentence is 25. That's not to say that parole will be granted. Also, this person would probably be declared a dangerous offender (that is, his release poses an imminent risk to members of the public -- being declared a dangerous offender is a separate hearing from the trial or sentencing) and would stay in jail forever (or until he's found to be not dangerous anymore, which I can't see happening in this case).

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