Sentencing Disparities Debate

Cluster focuses on debates about excessively harsh prison sentences for non-violent crimes like hacking and fraud, often comparing them to lighter sentences for violent crimes such as murder or rape.

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AFAIK e.g US NYT SBF www.ussc U.S DMCA wikipedia.org sentence jail punishment prison crimes crime sentences thief convicted life

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DangitBobby Apr 29, 2023 View on HN

4.5 years is a really long time. Ridiculous US sentencing habits might be affecting your calibration for how seriously this offense is being taken.

WalterBright Jun 6, 2016 View on HN

7 years is a very harsh sentence for a non-violent crime.

dclusin Dec 23, 2022 View on HN

Years in prison is not a slap on the wrist.

gmu3 Jun 8, 2013 View on HN

I feel like it is a little unfair comparing the number of years someone is sentenced and going to jail for and the number of years someone could go to jail for if they are found guilty and receive the max sentence.(Perhaps people don't think the hacker did anything that should be considered a crime worthy of a sentence that long, but that's a totally different argument)

goalonetwo Oct 17, 2023 View on HN

5 years in jail seems a bit of an overreaction.

paulpauper Apr 12, 2024 View on HN

this is a pretty harsh potential sentence. damn . he may spend more time behind bars than SBF or even many murders, rapists, etc.

peter_retief Jan 22, 2025 View on HN

I always thought the sentence was too extreme, he broke some laws he should do some time. Not life without parole.

Cyclone_ Nov 2, 2018 View on HN

Jail seems a little extreme, the punishment doesn't fit the crime here.

anoonmoose Apr 14, 2021 View on HN

Sure, why else give him a 150 year prison sentence? I am only 49% joking.

linhns Dec 1, 2022 View on HN

Should be life imprisonment really, not just a few bad years.