I recently saw in the newspaper that one guy got sentenced to 800 years in prison for molesting children. Is there some legal reason that he would be sentenced for so long? I guess I'm just wondering why they don't just give him life in prison? Do they expect him to live 1000 years or something? Wouldn't it be weird if he actually did live that long and he had to be in prison for several hundred years? :D
2007-02-11 17:49:29 · 5 answers · asked by Link 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
1. Because of the number of offenses, they have a sentence for each offense.
2. To make sure they are never eligible for parole.
2007-02-11 19:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by inzaratha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in specific circumstances the decide is so incensed on the particular crime, they be certain the guy will in no way, ever qualify for any form of early launch. some States have a sentence of existence imprisonment without parole. those human beings will in no way bypass away, till the get a pardon. different states have 'existence imprisonment', yet 'existence' could be a slippery definition. in specific circumstances it incredibly is much less then 25 years, and if the criminal is youthful, they gets out. different situations the decide merely needs to get the recognition that they are hard on crime.
2016-10-02 00:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of crimes, most of the time, life does not really mean lie, it has a number attached to it. So sentencing to the acual number of years for their multiple crimes might assure that they will end up dying in prison.
2007-02-11 17:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so some pencil pushing paper piling parasite doest figure up some inane reason for letting the filth back on the street.
2007-02-11 17:55:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have a stupid justice system and stupid judges, jurors, etc,
2007-02-11 17:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by james w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋