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5. What in their legal system allows a thing like that?

Fri Nov 24, 2017, 09:30 AM

Nov 2017

Very odd. You can't be sure of what your sentence is even as you serve it?

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He did kinda skate with the first sentence. Ligyron Nov 2017 #2

That's some legal system they have there underpants Nov 2017 #3

Justice being served. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #4

What in their legal system allows a thing like that? treestar Nov 2017 #5

We have indeterminate sentencing in this country. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #6

According to a July 2016 DU thread rocktivity Nov 2017 #7