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nobreadcrumbshere t1_isxr73d wrote

Reply to comment by becker248 in 'Superfly' actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual assault by BusbyBusby

It was for nine counts. That’s like 5.5 years per count.

He harmed nine people that we know about, and it feels like too much to you?

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becker248 t1_isxsy6v wrote

Yes, since I do not live in the US.

A few years ago the US had 5% of the worlds population but 22% of the worlds prison population. People over there are locked away for far less and far far longer.

So numbers like these are outlandish to me. And they do not seem to prevent crime anway.

The maximum sentence where I live is 20 years (you can be kept longer if you are still deemed a threat to society)

It is also not allowed to just add up felonies to reach these high numbers. The charges are always weighed as a total. So the 9x5 would not be allowed and it also feels wrong to me to do it that way.

I just think a lot of these numbers im seeing on social media are outlandishly high and should be way lower. But again, I am accustomed to other standards of how to handle prisoners and i prefer it that way

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AnxiouslyPessimistic t1_it1yn85 wrote

How’s do you weigh 9 rapes as a total and come out with a lesser sentence than 9 single rape sentences combined? You don’t get a discount on prison time for raping in bulk

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trampus1 t1_isxtpm3 wrote

It's called a justice boner and only Americans can pop them. That's why people love high sentences and cheering for them to get raped and or killed in prison.

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gingy2max t1_it2zwh1 wrote

I agree with there is no rehabilitation in the justice system. So longer sentences are safer for the public at large. They won’t be getting out any time soon enough to commit again is the idea. Because we practically guarantee they will commit again. People come out of prison with no more life skills than they went in with and a shit ton more trauma. If there was real help I would understand lesser sentences in general.

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