@Enzyme
I'll be honest, I couldn't lay my finger on an adequate sentence, because I've never been affected by a crime in that way.

The closest I've ever come was a few years ago, when a friend mum was killed by a drink driver, driving dangerously without insurance or a license, and was sentenced for 3 1/2 years. I was satisfied with that sentence, but if I then heard that he'd behaved in prison, and left after 2 years, then I would be angry.

I'm with No3l and Supreme Crow, our justice system may be a bit odd at times, but it's a lot better than it could be.

And I agree with you, while I'd quite enjoy the thought of seeing a person squirm, being faced with the family of their victim, I know that it would be wrong, and would solve nothing.

At the end of the day, it is the lawyers job to present a case, the jury's to decide if a person is innocent or guilty, and the judge's to then decide how to deal with the person. That system should stay.

I hope that's addressing your question...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 29 Oct 2008, 12:02, Reply)