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Rottimer t1_j6ywddp wrote

Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Alvin Bragg defends plea deal in brazen antisemitic beating | A defendant who said he'd 'do it again' if given the chance was offered a plea deal by the Manhattan district attorney by [deleted]

“Sending a message” is bullshit and there is ample evidence that it doesn’t work to deter further crimes. Even the justice department has denounced “sending a message”

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterrence

You treat each case individually based on the evidence available.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j6z7sp5 wrote

>You treat each case individually based on the evidence available.

Yes, treat each case individually.

And consider that in this individual case the suspect literally said he would “do it again”.

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