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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Glad justice was served but is it me or is anyone else dismayed by the fact that murderers in D.C. seem to get off relatively 'light'?

30 years for murder doesn't seem like enough and in other states he'd get life.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-30-years-prison-stabbing-dc-runner-death-65711696[/quote]

He got off light because he pleaded guilty.  That's the incentive DA's throw out to defendants..."If you plead guilty you won't get life/death sentence."
[b]This tactic helps to A) wrap cases up quickly and B) avoid wasting taxpayer dollars on a lengthy trial when everyone knows dude did it and C) it prevents the slim possibility of a jury acquittal [/b]which would make everyone in the DA's office look like incompetent idiots (shoutout to Marcia Clark).[/quote]

Interesting - that's all well and good but what happens when he gets out and commits another, similar crime? Recidivism is a big problem.[/quote]

I know how much you love to stress but no need to go that far ahead.  Trust me they'll be plenty of other nutjobs out here taking innocent lives that you can worry about in the next 15-20 years before this fool is eligible for parole.[/quote]

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