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 2008-08-02, 09:17 |
laundrysoap 
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 What, exactly, is life plus x years/double life sentence?
I've just always wondered exactly what that was supposed to mean. I'm assuming it's largely symbolic, since they bury your body after you die, you can't really "serve" anything beyond that.
Is that all it is? Just a symbolic gesture reserved for the "worst of the worst"?
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2008-08-02, 09:39 |
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Re: What, exactly, is life plus x years/double life sentence?
You'll actually find that 'life' means something like 20-25 years.
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2008-08-02, 09:46 |
laundrysoap
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Re: What, exactly, is life plus x years/double life sentence?
Okay....
Life without possibility of parole + x years, or a double LWOP.
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2008-08-03, 00:48 |
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Re: What, exactly, is life plus x years/double life sentence?
they charge you like that in case later on in your sentence you appeal and some of the charges get dropped. for a simplified example, you kill 5 people, you get charged with 5 life sentences. later on you appeal and for some reason one of your life sentences gets dropped. sounds all nice and good but unfortunately you have 4 more to serve so you aren't really getting out.
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2008-08-04, 16:55 |
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Re: What, exactly, is life plus x years/double life sentence?
Nagasaki is right. Its basically the judge's way of saying: We hate your ass so much we don't want the slightest change of you getting out ever.
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2008-08-05, 18:10 |
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Re: What, exactly, is life plus x years/double life sentence?
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Originally Posted by laundrysoap
I've just always wondered exactly what that was supposed to mean. I'm assuming it's largely symbolic, since they bury your body after you die, you can't really "serve" anything beyond that.
Is that all it is? Just a symbolic gesture reserved for the "worst of the worst"?
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Ever seen the movie 'Flatliners'? It's like that. They get to kill you a couple times, and then lock you up forever when they're done with you. |
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