• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Don’t rapists usually get about 7 years in prison? Does anyone know why he was sentenced to up to life in prison when more brutal rapists who aren’t rich and famous have received much shorter punishments?

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      1 year ago

      What I saw on another thread was something about California passing minimum sentencing laws for rape, they specifically said it was a reaction to the small time given to Brock Turner, but I don’t have sources for any of that, just what another comment I read said.