• @finitebanjo
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    32 days ago

    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

    • @[email protected]
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      09 hours ago

      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
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        19 hours ago

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

        • @[email protected]
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          19 hours ago

          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
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            18 hours ago

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