[microgood]

I agree but would change it to the MAXIMUM sentence.

That would put an end to at least 97% of this.

I disagree. This whole notion that sentencing people to super heavy sentences sends a message to everyone is false because:

(1) Most people will never even know this happened, especially those most likely to do it.

(2) Our generation has the highest encarceration rate in the world (5 times as many in prison/per hundred thousand as any other period in our history since the 70s) and yet this kind of stuff still happens.

The current generation's solution to every problem is pass a law and throw everyone in jail. And yet, although it may make some people feel better, nothing changes.

[monday]

“The current generation’s solution to every problem is pass a law and throw everyone in jail. And yet, although it may make some people feel better, nothing changes.”

This is not something new. It has always been against the law to falsely accuse someone of a crime. I agree that it isn’t going to stop people from committing crime, but who cares? If you falsely accuse someone of a crime you should be punished just as severely as if you had committed that crime. It’s not about “feeling good”, or about deterring crime. It’s about justice.