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Sentence Length U.k. Versus U.s.a
I have checked to see if this news item has already been posted (it is from 2012) but can't find anything. I apologise if this is a duplicate.
This woman was found guilty of child abuse, she admitted the crime, after assaulting her two year old child. Her punishment, by UK standards, seems harsh ~ should we follow the example of the US in lengths of sentences?
http:// article s.latim es.com/ 2012/oc t/12/na tion/la -na-nn- mother- sentenc ing-han ds-glue d-20121 012
This woman was found guilty of child abuse, she admitted the crime, after assaulting her two year old child. Her punishment, by UK standards, seems harsh ~ should we follow the example of the US in lengths of sentences?
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The more extreme punishments in the US do not appear to have reduced the murder rate per capita, since it is over 3x that of the UK.
08:16 Sun 09th Mar 2014
It is quite an extreme sentence. I had a nosey around the net earlier and there is nothing to indicate that the period has been reduced.
There never seems to be any logic to sentencing in the UK. Crimes such as rape, murder and other awful crimes should incur harsher sentencing. We need to be protected from such criminals.
There never seems to be any logic to sentencing in the UK. Crimes such as rape, murder and other awful crimes should incur harsher sentencing. We need to be protected from such criminals.
not good when you consider the case you have cited
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Incarc eration _in_the _United _States
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We can't compare sentencing without also comparing all aspects of the legal systems and society. In the USA as Eddie said // it has the highest % of the population in prison anywhere in the world. // but they also have almost uncontrolled gun ownership. This ethos of violence is bound to be reflected elsewhere. Violence breeds violence. !
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