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Examples Of Mandatory Minimums

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Despite the fact that mandatory minimums can have negative consequences on first time offenders, I still think that justice is best served with “mandatory minimums” because it prevents judges from being too lenient with the sentences of serious crime. For example, if a violent person commits murder and the judge only sentences them to eight years because they are a first offender, many would agree that an eight year sentence for a murder is too lenient and could encourage the criminal to be a repeat offender. Another reason justice is best served with mandatory minimums is that it can prevent people from committing certain crimes because the consequences for committing the crime may be enough to deter them. For example, if somebody wanted to
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