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Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by brandonmenc on Thursday March 28, 2024 @12:50PM (#39854181)
> $20 of theft? 5 years away

Who in this day and age is going to jail for half a decade because they snuck a 20 dollar bill out of the cash register when no one was looking?

There are almost always violent actions involved that are conveniently glossed over whenever someone bemoans “life in prison for stealing a loaf of bread!”

Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by shuckles on Thursday March 28, 2024 @01:43PM (#39854966)
Nobody. Federal prisoners are almost entirely convicted of serious violent crime.
Re:Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison by monocasa on Thursday March 28, 2024 @02:18PM (#39855436)
Which is why you saw this with relatively local and state level prosecutions from 90s tough on crime policies like three strikes laws.