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The punishment should also act as a major deterrent to others who are thinking of committing the same crime.
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Hence my clause, "swift and heavy punishment." If you're going to tap someone on the wrist, it won't work. Sentencing someone to 10 years for rape is wrong. You might as well release him back into society.
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When people keep committing the same crime it's an indication that they feel a) that the chances of being caught are negligible and b) that if they do get caught the punishment won't be that bad anyway.
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Exactly.
So here is justice for me, and if I'm on the jury panel, this is what I'd want:
- death penalty for: 1st degree murder, rape, kidnapping, treason
- no sentence over 15 years. If it exceeds 20 years, sentence to death instead
- prisoner loses the right to vote for the rest of his life
- all prisoners will pay their own room and rent for as long as they have assets to do so, if they can't, they can be put to work
- unlimited self-defense. End-of-discussion. If the thug ends up dead, so much better. No need for lengthy, crappy appeals to protect the criminals.