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DoctorWTF t1_j6hp8ju wrote

Reply to comment by 1029394756abc in ELI5 - Why do criminals get sentenced to Life without Parole PLUS ten years for example? by sir_cas

While I agree, 25 years of prison is pretty much a whole lifetime..

You will be nothing but a broken shadow of whatever you were before, and ever hoped to be....

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crazyhadron t1_j6hqfot wrote

Won't dissuade psychopathic serial killers, though

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DoctorWTF t1_j6hqquy wrote

Definitely not when you just leave them to rot, for 25 years...

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LARRY_Xilo t1_j6hsxoz wrote

All systems that I know of that have defined terms like 25 years, also have concepts for people that are still considered dangerous but its not part of the prison time because its not the punishment but to protect other people from that person. In german for example its called "Sicherheitsverwarung" which would translate to security detention.

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