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Exoristostoday at 12:36 AM2 repliesview on HN

"Family members and supporters ... called the punishment cruel, callous and starkly disproportionate to the defendants’ actions." The defendants were convicted "on a variety of federal charges, including riot, material support for terrorists, attempted murder, possession and conspiracy to use explosives, and conspiracy to conceal documents."

What is a proportionate sentence for convictions like these? In other words, is there a norm when looking at similar convictions?


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NDlurkertoday at 12:48 AM

There's a guy in my town who murdered a teenage girl then cut her up and threw her in a dumpster. He's got less time than these people.

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queenkjuultoday at 1:15 AM

Well one person got 30 years for "concealing documents" -- they moved a box of anarchist zines from their apartment to their car