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Tai9ch t1_j3n1zck wrote

Reply to comment by pfroyjr in A man from Weare accused of sexually abusing a child is facing more than 85 charges, including multiple counts of manufacturing child sex abuse images by rabblebowser

However obvious a particular case may seem, history is very clear on this point: harsh punishments with reduced due process primarily serve as a political weapon rather than a deterrent against crime.

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pfroyjr t1_j3n3dyn wrote

Please, do not mistake my advocating for harsher penalties to mean to say we should skip due process and convictions by a jury of your peers.

I'm simply saying that over time standards have been reduced in nearly every aspect of government and there are far too many loopholes, lenient judges and crooked lawyers. We need people to fear the consequences of actions like child abuse especially in the case of child sexual abuses.

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