• Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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    1 month ago

    Again, probably because she is a woman. Also, “probability to reoffend” is a bullshit reason to give less time. She harmed this kid for 10 years and only pays 5 for it? Messed up…

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      29 days ago

      There are 4 factors that a judge needs to consider.[1^] Punishment, rehabilitation, deterrence, denunciation[2^], and protection of the community.

      Probability to reoffend is relevant to rehabilitation and deterrence. So no, it’s not a bullshit reason.

      [1^]: I Victoria. I assume Queensland has a very similar list. [2^]: I don’t know exactly what this is, only that the judge in Erin Patterson’s case mentioned it as one of his factors.

      Edit ah fuck. I can’t figure out this syntax. Whatever, it’s clear enough what I meant.

      edit again: ah. It turns out I had the syntax right the first time, before I tried editing. But I was doing it on my phone, and Jerboa doesn’t display it like lemmy-ui does.

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        29 days ago

        Testing

        There are 4 factors that a judge needs to consider.[1] Punishment, rehabilitation, deterrence, denunciation[2], and protection of the community.

        Probability to reoffend is relevant to rehabilitation and deterrence. So no, it’s not a bullshit reason.


        1. I Victoria. I assume Queensland has a very similar list. ↩︎

        2. I don’t know exactly what this is, only that the judge in Erin Patterson’s case mentioned it as one of his factors. ↩︎