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Re:CopBlock.org Founder Faces 21 Years in Prison for Reporti... by jontas on Sunday August 05, 2012 @09:17PM (#4343305)
That isn't quite right. The 21 year sentence can be extended to keep him in prison for life [0].

He is not going to be walking out of jail free 21 years from now.

[0] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17724535

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Re:CopBlock.org Founder Faces 21 Years in Prison for Reporti... by marvin on Monday August 06, 2012 @02:01AM (#4344000)
Yes, but the point was the "punishment" part is 21 years maximum. Any additional time will be only to protect the lives of other citizens.
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Re:CopBlock.org Founder Faces 21 Years in Prison for Reporti... by spand on Monday August 06, 2012 @08:57AM (#4344970)
Not sure if its fair to call you out on this but what would any additional "punishment" bring anyone ? 21 years is a long long time.

Extending the prison term seems like the right way to go and keep the issues of punishment and safekeeping separate.

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Re:CopBlock.org Founder Faces 21 Years in Prison for Reporti... by marvin on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @07:00AM (#4349502)
Yes, I agree with this. 20+ sentences seem redundant - anything more is basically a life sentence.

Don't know if you're from Norway, but Norwegian criminal law has a distinction between 21 years, which is the maximum sentence permitted by law, and "forvaring", which is explicitly defined as additional, indefinite custody with the express purpose of protecting society from violent criminals which have a very high risk of doing repeat offenses.

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