A Sentence to Fit the Crime?

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A Sentence to Fit the Crime?

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View Poll Results: The Sentence Should Be....
execution -violent/physical	2	20.00%
execution -humane/chemical	0	0%
castration -violent/physical	1	10.00%
castration -humane/chemical	0	0%
life imprisonment with labor/community service	0	0%
life imprisonment with counselling	0	0%
life imprisonment, no special conditions	0	0%
fixed term imprisonment with labor/community service	1	10.00%
fixed term imprisonment with counselling	4	40.00%
fixed term imprisonment no special conditions	1	10.00%
other (write in)	1	10.00%
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

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05-30-2008, 05:34 AM

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Sundae

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Juries are swayed by a good lawyer...starstruck with the show. I could not convict a man for having sex with an almost "adult" by the standards of our society. Seriously...check out online videos. I don't mean to be cynical, but I am about this. How can you convict? If it were a much younger girl, of course. Now I'm wondering where the line is drawn. Who gets to draw that line?

I thought the crime in question was rape? Isn't the age of consent 16 over there too?

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