Reply #59: And people foam at the mouth in Brazil because the limit here is 30.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Saying we "coddle criminals", howling for the death penalty etc etc. The problem here is not the sentences, it's the hopelessly hole-ridden court system, incompetent prosecutors, and corrupt police.

There's a campaign going on here to close the loopholes so violent criminals who are sentenced to 30 years DO stay in prison for 30 years. I favor that campaign because it does not call for the death penalty -- not even life in prison -- not even bigger sentences. Just close the loopholes.