blandry (3/26/2009)
But if you knew that you would spend say 20 or 30 years in jail for such behavior, wouldn't that at least help deter this kind of thing? I think so, and I don't see any other way to address the problem.
Yeah, and if we institute mandatory 20 year sentences for drug trafficking, we'll eliminate narcotraffiicking. While we're at it, let's make murder carry a 50 year sentence, then we'll be free from killings!
I'm not belittling your point. I'm attempting to point out that no matter what you propose as the sentence (the Death Penalty, or affect your parents credit rating!), there will still be people who either think they can get away with it, or who are so angry they don't care. However, I do agree with you that slightly stiffer penalties are warranted. Just as I believe that many crimes deserve stiffer penalties.
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