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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by selcuka on Sunday September 22, 2024 @10:38PM (#41621954)
> politicians made the conscious decision to not retroactively undo it because of the bad PR it'd cause if some violent offender was released and killed someone.

So it's ok if a violent offender jailed after 2012 gets released and kills someone. Typical politican logic.

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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by sweeter on Monday September 23, 2024 @12:04AM (#41622303)
Isn't it the opposite? They don't want to be blamed if something happens so they uphold a blatantly unjust ruling. To be clear, thats not how any of this works. You can't just imprison someone indefinitely because they "might" do something.
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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by selcuka on Monday September 23, 2024 @02:51AM (#41623054)
> Isn't it the opposite?

It is. My comment was a (failed) attempt at sarcasm. If the new ruling is thought to be more just, it should be retroactively applied.

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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by duneisagoodbook on Sunday September 22, 2024 @10:41PM (#41621975)
politicians are choosing instead to kill these prisoners via indeterminate detention
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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by Hydenty on Sunday September 22, 2024 @10:57PM (#41622057)
I'll take that option tbh
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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by duneisagoodbook on Monday September 23, 2024 @01:30AM (#41622622)
I hope you reflect on why that is.
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Re:Teenager jailed for 18 months still in prison 18 years later by selcuka on Monday September 23, 2024 @02:49AM (#41623046)
To be clear, my comment was sarcastic and I'm not defending the indeterminate detention option. Just pointing out the hypocrisy.
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