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Originally Posted by georgeyw
*sounds*, what?
So prosecution ask for greater than 20 years and the judge just goes nah fuck it i'll do what I want even if ti is massively out of proportion to sentence he was facing?
Then just makes up a figure of what he has to pay in restitution so they can nab all the loot ?
What exactly are they going to achieve with this sentence?
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In most cases judges have the ability to sentence based on guidelines. The charges this guy was accused and convicted of came with a mandatory minimum of 20 years. There is also a max and the judge can go up to that max.
Personally, I think all drugs should be legal and people should be able to buy them on sites like the Silk Road. However, that is not the current law. If you don't like the law you can work within the system to change it. If you choose to break the law and you get caught you face the penalties of doing so.
As for what will this sentence achieve. . . .absolutely nothing. It is the government trying to send a message and it never works.