22.5 years in prison for what was an extremely careless and possibly downright evil act, but almost certainly not intentional murder, is way excessive to my mind. I'm not sure why liberals who usually believe in criminal justice and is against excessive punitive measures should be celebrating this.
I would have been fine with a sentence of a few years in prison. That would seem appropriate to me.
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22.5 years is proportionate, not excessive. Excessive would be life in prison or the death penalty.
Keep in mind that it's only unreasonable in the context of American prison sentencing. Norway has a maximum sentence of 21 years (extendable for cases of terrorism a'la Anders Breivik) and their 'prisons' basically resemble college dorms. I don't know much about Denmark, but I would assume they're very similar.
Yeah, I would expect Shauvin to get a sentence of 3-5 years in prison or so, if it had happened in Denmark. Which seems totally appropriate to me. I am and have always been against excessive punishment.
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