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Walleye

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1. I think somebody takes a gun out and start throwing shots in a crowd they know their life is forfeit

Reply to ripcord (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2022, 12:11 PM

Jun 2022

I just don’t see how the threat of more severe punishment deters these guys. If they could think logically about their own self interest they wouldn’t be carrying a gun in the first place

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Should we increase penalties for people who use guns in a crime? [View all] ripcord Jun 2022 OP

I think somebody takes a gun out and start throwing shots in a crowd they know their life is forfeit Walleye Jun 2022 #1

How about people that use guns in everyday crimes ripcord Jun 2022 #2

I read somewhere that the severity of punishment is not as good a deterrent as the certainty of it Walleye Jun 2022 #4

Probably not. Dr. Strange Jun 2022 #3

Well... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #5

We already ForgedCrank Jun 2022 #6

yes llashram Jun 2022 #7

I got curious ForgedCrank Jun 2022 #8

But some DAs choose not to use those tools ripcord Jun 2022 #9

If the problem is DA's unwilling to charge, then why increase penalties? Effete Snob Jun 2022 #10

Lax prosecutors ForgedCrank Jun 2022 #11