Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K...
by ekianjo on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:36AM
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"Life" is completely devoid of meaning then.
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Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K...
by mrweasel on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:55AM
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True, if you get a life sentence in Denmark you will most like be free quicker than someone getting fixed sentence for somewhere between 12 - 18 years.
It should be noted that that if you kill a police office and get a life sentence, the you will stay in prison for a VERY long time.
Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K...
by tokai on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:44AM
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That is not true. If you get 12 to 18 years, you can get parole after 6 to 9 years. The earlies you can get out with a life sentence is 12 years.
Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K...
by nsbq71 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @08:59AM
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Police officers > Citizens
Re:Peter Madsen sentenced to life for murdering journalist K...
by mrweasel on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @09:04AM
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Well no, that's not really the point, at least in Denmark. A murder is a murder regardless of the victim, but the murder/attack on a police officer is an attack on the state (The police being the organisation through which the government exercises power, in some areas).