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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • Hm, I wonder where in my sentence I suggested a sentence exactly like that.

    On average, most have received under the recommended sentencing time with rare exceptions. Often, people spend more time in prison (5 years) for merely possessing weed considering this was an attempt to overthrow an entire country’s democracy.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/06/jan6-capitol-riot-sentencings/

    “Judges have gone below prosecutors’ recommendations three-quarters of time, and below federal sentencing guidelines a little less than 40 percent.”

    "Judges have been left to determine whether jail time is appropriate; in many instances, they are issuing combo-platter sentences with a variety of punishments, ranging from fines to home confinement to counseling. Nevertheless, there are some emerging themes: More than half of those charged with misdemeanors have, according to Tillman, “received sentences that were lighter than what the government recommended as far as loss of liberty.”