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The family of an 11-year old girl is demanding a longer sentence for the hit-and-run driver who killed her while driving drunk, high and speeding on the wrong side of the road (www.odt.co.nz)

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago

Definitely true, but if you plead not guilty then you definitely don't have any remorse. That's why judges should always have discretion with sentencing rather than mandatory minimums, so they can determine if there's remorse. They should definitely be listening to victim and family impact statements as well though.