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Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by JackFr on Friday August 04, 2017 @04:31PM (#14931983)
Juries convict, but judges sentence. The incarceration rate is high because of strict sentencing guidelines written in the law and voters electing tough-on-crime judges. Eliminating jury trials would change none of that.
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Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by protomyth on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:19PM (#14932375)
and Legislatures legislate. The strict sentencing guidelines are the result of "Law and Order" laws (both sides of American politics have their favorite targets). I too agree, eliminating jury trials would change none of that.
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Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by bmm01 on Saturday August 05, 2017 @03:17AM (#14934577)
But making judges appointed rather than elected positions might.
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Re:Martin Shkreli is found guilty of securities fraud by sjy on Saturday August 05, 2017 @06:21AM (#14935075)
Federal judges, such as the one who will sentence Shkreli, are not elected.
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