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Originally Posted by Itshim
Shows basic stupidity , last time I checked judges set taliffs, not the government. Perhaps it's time to impose minimum terms for crimes , I vote in this case 99 years  |
Judges are limited by the sentences for crimes which are determined by an independent council. That said the Government can set the direction for it. Although it's actually the SNP and Scotland that was the most recent example of a too-lenient sentence for abuse handed out though.