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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by axiolite on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:33PM (#33665711)
> She doesn't seem likely to reoffend

Oh yes she does. You think she's going to be happy at a menial job? No, she'll be right back with a new con the moment she's back on the street. Only now her name recognition will make the con harder.

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by mccorrinall on Friday November 18, 2022 @11:11PM (#33666836)
What do you base this on? Gut feelings or is there actual evidence?
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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by mattmanser on Saturday November 19, 2022 @05:14AM (#33668840)
My Google-fu is not working well with recidivism this morning, but there does seem to be some evidence it's true, e.g.:

Offenders who committed a crime of dishonesty had the highest reconviction rate (45.6%)

https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/legal-news/reconv...

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for f... by origin_path on Saturday November 19, 2022 @06:06AM (#33669110)
She doesn't appear to feel that she did anything wrong originally, and by implication will feel like she's a victim of injustice, so, very likely to reoffend.
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