Random thoughts21 Jan 2006 11:31 am
The U.S. judicial system confuses the hell out of me. What else is new, I know. But consider a recent prison sentence in context:
- average sentence for rape: just under 10 years
- average sentence for homicide: 12 years, 5 months
- recent sentence for passing classified information to lobbyists and foreign governments: 12 1/2 years
- recent sentence for extorting money from huge fast food chain: 9 years and 12 years, 4 months respectively
I’m so very glad we have our priorities straight in this country.
(Note: Average sentences are 1992 numbers from Bureau of Justice statistics)