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Old 02-26-09, 08:17 AM   #20
Tarrasque
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Originally Posted by Zachstar
But it is the best we have. And if we don't like the sentence we have the right to petition congress to change the law to make the sentences tougher. And many civilized nations have similar systems.
Unfortunately in we lack that option in the UK. Someone is convicted, they then appeal to the European Court of Human Rights who then turn around and tell the UK that to imprison someone for that length of time is an infringement of their human rights.
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