NationStates Jolt Archive

Several people behind the 1993 WTC bombing were sentenced for 240 years. I don't get it.

It's largely symbolic.

They often do this to make sure that you won't get out on parole on any of the individual sentences.

IMHO, they should just give the prisoner the option of hanging themselves if they get a sentence like this.

Interesting. Most interesting.

In this case (http://www.cnn.com/US/9804/03/wtc.bombing/) the sentence was given with an eye towards eliminating the possiblity of parole.

Read the bible. Check out how long Noah lived. They are just covering themselves just in case these guys really are doing the will of God.

when jeffery dahmer (famous american cannibal) was sentenced for mulitple counts of murder he was given consecutive life sentences rather than "life without possibility of parole" because the judge wanted to be sure that he really would end up having to serve life (no death penalty in wisconsin)

of course he was only there a year or so before he was murdered in prison.

yeah so its to make sure that they wont ever be eligible for parole and to make each family feel that their loss was added into the sentence.

I once heard of a man who was sentenced to over 100,000 years.

You are sentenced separately for each crime for which you are convicted.

If your conviction or sentence for one crime is overturned, you are still sentenced on the remaining counts.

Judges impose consecutive rather than concurrent sentences for a variety of reasons.

As explained, the primary reason for these very, very long consecutive sentences is the impact on the possibility of parole.

It is also a question of imposing a sentence appropriate to the severity of the crime.

Some statutes specifically require that a sentence be consecutive to another other sentences.

You are sentenced separately for each crime for which you are convicted.

If your conviction or sentence for one crime is overturned, you are still sentenced on the remaining counts.

Judges impose consecutive rather than concurrent sentences for a variety of reasons.

As explained, the primary reason for these very, very long consecutive sentences is the impact on the possibility of parole.

It is also a question of imposing a sentence appropriate to the severity of the crime.

Some statutes specifically require that a sentence be consecutive to another other sentences.


Cat Tribe, you're supposed to give the "humorous" answer.

The judges do it this way to see the looks on defendant's faces.

Cat Tribe, you're supposed to give the "humorous" answer.

Damn. I screwed up the division of labor. :D

The judges do it this way to see the looks on defendant's faces.

:eek:

Damn. I screwed up the division of labor. :D



:eek:
You broke your contract. Jesus, you're fired.

You broke your contract. Jesus, you're fired.

How did you know I'm really Jesus?!! :eek: :D

You invaded my privacy! :D

How did you know I'm really Jesus?!! :eek: :D

You invaded my privacy! :D
Exactly! *point is made, ha I am GOOGLE*

yes
symbolic
they did really bad things worthy of a punishment that cannot be served in that person's remaining life
when we figure out how to access hell...(if it exists)...maybe we can continue their punishment...although, if there is a hell, I would doubt that we could do something worse to the person

when we figure out how to access hell...(if it exists)...maybe we can continue their punishment...although, if there is a hell, I would doubt that we could do something worse to the person
You mean New Jersey?

In California they have a mandatory minimum based on how many grams of crack you get caught with. I saw one guy get sentenced, the judge took out his little scale, weighed the crack out and added it up. Then he said "you're sentenced to 300 years in prison. The defendant stood up and yelled at the judge "man! I can't do 300 years!!!" The judge looked him straight in the eye and said "well, do what you can."

:)