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Sentencing for Crimes
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This is what the average sentences for commiting crimes are, sentences may differ depending on area, or said otherwish.
Petty Theft: things like shoplifting, 1 day to 2 years
Robbery: things like stealing items of a high value like tvs, 60 days to 10 years
Armed Robbery: robbing someone using a weapon, 4 years to life imprisonment
Threats:when you say things like, "i will do something bad to you," 15 days to 3 years
Statutory Rape: having sex with a consenting minor, 30 days to life imprisonment
Rape: having sex with someone without their permission, 10 years to life imprisonment
Murder: when you kill someone,17 years to death penalty
Mass Murder: when you kill a large # of people in a short period of time, 30 years to death penalty
Serial Murder: when you kill 3 or more people in a long period of time, 20 years to death penalty
Arson: 90 days to 25 years
Attempted Murder: 5 years to life imprisonment
Torture: abusing someone over a long period of time, 2 years to life imprisonment
Abuse: beating or hitting someone, 120 days to 35 years
Assassination: murder of a powerful government figure, life imprisonment to death penalty
Petty Theft: things like shoplifting, 1 day to 2 years
Robbery: things like stealing items of a high value like tvs, 60 days to 10 years
Armed Robbery: robbing someone using a weapon, 4 years to life imprisonment
Threats:when you say things like, "i will do something bad to you," 15 days to 3 years
Statutory Rape: having sex with a consenting minor, 30 days to life imprisonment
Rape: having sex with someone without their permission, 10 years to life imprisonment
Murder: when you kill someone,17 years to death penalty
Mass Murder: when you kill a large # of people in a short period of time, 30 years to death penalty
Serial Murder: when you kill 3 or more people in a long period of time, 20 years to death penalty
Arson: 90 days to 25 years
Attempted Murder: 5 years to life imprisonment
Torture: abusing someone over a long period of time, 2 years to life imprisonment
Abuse: beating or hitting someone, 120 days to 35 years
Assassination: murder of a powerful government figure, life imprisonment to death penalty
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Politics? Debate? Are you averaging these sentences because you're in the States and the majority of the users here are in the UK?
Who is this thread aimed at btw?
Curiously yours (not)
J
- 3 points on your licence
and a £60 fine
dont do it folks
With the possible exception of petty theft (and possibly statutory rape in certain cases) I think all of those listed should result in jail.
Even "threats" whatever they are?
Incidentally, does anyone know how long after you're caught by a speed camera you get a letter? I don't think I've ever been caught, but you know that nervous feeling you get when it was borderline?
Going round to your neighbours house, brandishing a knife and saying something like "i'm going to kill you, you mother fucker and rape your children" will probably result in jail if the victim thinks the person will make good on their threat.
yes
I honestly hope you never get jury service if you can't tell the difference between palyground arguments and threats...
How is serious playground bullying, which often includes death threats, any different from the same thing outside of school?
if it's serious bullying involving death threats then yes we should be taking action and if it include serious death threats (as opposed to 'I'm going to punch you after school) the police should be involved and the bullies dealt with - by young offenders institution if needed.
I haven't found the UK definition of a threat, but here's the US's
http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/safe/safe/cases/umich-baker-story/Baker/legal/threat.html
And yes I think in all circumstances that this should result in jail time