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To: paul51

The sentence should should be in proportion to the crime. This sentence clearly is not. Unjust sentencing like unjust laws foster disrespect for the law.


8 posted on 12/04/2006 2:34:20 PM PST by Smogger (It's the WOT Stupid)
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To: Smogger
This sentence clearly is not

the court disagreed, as do I.

17 posted on 12/04/2006 2:43:04 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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Not only "unjust" laws, but too damn many laws. It seems that we're all criminals, but the state just hasn't had the time yet to lock us all up. But when they decide to focus on you...


18 posted on 12/04/2006 2:43:10 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: Smogger
The sentence should should be in proportion to the crime. This sentence clearly is not. Unjust sentencing like unjust laws foster disrespect for the law.

As a long-term outlook on this nation's legal system, you're absolutely correct. Once the crimes are no longer proportional to the punishment, criminals take little to no care about which crimes they commit. Had this guy murdered the informant, the sentence wouldn't have been much different, so the law has in essence created an incentive to take out a witness. If you're going to get 55 years just for the drugs, why the hell not?
25 posted on 12/04/2006 2:50:13 PM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: Smogger

>The sentence should should be in proportion to the crime. This sentence clearly is not. Unjust sentencing like unjust laws foster disrespect for the law.<


Word.


100 posted on 12/04/2006 6:08:33 PM PST by jaime1959
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To: Smogger
Unjust sentencing like unjust laws foster disrespect for the law.

Amen.

101 posted on 12/04/2006 6:15:18 PM PST by Finny (God continue to Bless President G.W. Bush with wisdom, popularity, safety and success.)
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To: Smogger

Agreed. 5 years at most for this.


127 posted on 12/05/2006 9:27:14 AM PST by zendari
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