re: Louisiana's 'Blue Lives Matter Bill' Under Attack

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There isn't another good way of sentencing someone for intent when they are more likely to harm the public though

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How do you think setting punishment happens? The prosecution is allowed to put on nearly anything and everything to prove why punishment should be harsh. That includes their intent and the likelihood they will threaten the public again.

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My idea is to sentence these people even more harshly than premeditated murder (which requires that you know the person, I think)

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Wildly incorrect.

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since I don't think someone who randomly kills should ever be released to the public, and premeditated murderers can be released

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What? Premeditated murder is the worst form of murder and it can include killing someone selected randomly.

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Our legal system is backwards though, and we should move closer to a system to protect the public, not just to penalize the individual

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You know what just penalizes the individual? Hate crime laws.