To be honest, for myself i find that the sentences in the U.S. speak in many cases for a more retrograde than progressive society. I often wonder about the harsh sentences given to offenders for crimes, what we here in europe see as (minor) offenses. You can read often ads on WAP where the convictions are drug-related and the sentences extremely harsh. To be honest, i don´t understand the sense behind this. In relation to DP i can´t recognize any useful sense. A punishment without any logical sense is not necessary in my eyes. Too much power (for instance about life or no life or about human dignity) in the hands of the executives can lead into a disaster (we germans know what it means).

Juveniles can´t get here not more than 15 years because the legislator assumes that the offender should become a second chance, then as an adult.

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