MattW

Watched a programme last night on NBC (I think) interviewing inmates from a women's prison. There was a middle aged woman who was well presented and came across intelligently 9not liek some of the other inmates). turns out she was doing 15 to life for involuntary manslaughter.

Drove a car over the limit and had an accident where someone died. Now that is a deterrent!!!

myblackwrx

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Unfortunately it isn't a deterrent as people still do the crimes.
Do the above crime in this country a few years in jail,year ban and a few quid fine.

Freak

The American legal system scares the crap out of me to be honest.

Jerome

Me too.

The 3 strikes and you're out policy caused a guy to be given 25 years for stealing a slice of pizza.

Directors of companies make a mistake and they get 250 years etc.

Several states with the death penalty.

Yet they still have spiralling crime.

KiwiGTI

Yes, but it's the old lighthouse analogy. You never know how many ships a lighthouse saves. You never know how many crimes these punishments prevent.

MattW

True! I just had the two beers before driving home last night.

CrisPDuk

Didn't stop Paris Hilton driving whilst p!ssed, or driving whilst disqualified, though did it

It's the rank hypocrisy of the American legal system that scares the **** out of me

Actually it's the rank hypocrisy of America in general that scares the **** out of me

Chief Constable Gene Hunt

Like that saying