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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 235 points 1 week ago (2 children)

trump stole 500 million dollars from the state of ny... rapists spend less than a decade

this is a warning to poor people

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the case way back in the day with someone who pirated music getting insane fines and how it was juxtaposed with the relatively small settlement an airline had to pay when its negligence actually killed people.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 1 week ago

It seems I remember Kim Dotcom ~~listing~~ losing his extradition case, as well.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She hasn't been sentenced and the maximum for rape is

  • For Aggravated sexual abuse with children: Life imprisonment without parole or any term not less than 30 years

  • For all other Federal Sexual Abuse cases: Life without parole or any other term

[–] superkret@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unpopular opinion: When the minimum prison sentence for child abuse is higher than that for murder, every child abuser has a strong incentive to kill their victim, getting rid of the most dangerous witness with no further risk to themselves.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Crimes aren't mutually exclusive, you would be charged for both.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, and getting charged 30+ years no matter what makes any additional punishment completely irrelevant.
No criminal is ever deterred from crime by the thought that it could get worse than 30 years in prison.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Right but there is absolutely no incentive to kill the victim as you previously claimed.