You're forgetting to add in that we have laws, and we have punishments to go along with those laws. And while the punishments are there to punish those who break the law, they are also there to deter others from breaking the law in the first place.
When a judge gives Tyrone a slap on the wrist, not only is Tyrone more likely to offend, but all of his buddies now think that if they get caught they'll get a slap on the wrist too. Making all of them that much more likely to break the law.
You're forgetting to add in that we have laws, and we have punishments to go along with those laws. And while the punishments are there to punish those who break the law, they are also there to deter others from breaking the law in the first place.
When a judge gives Tyrone a slap on the wrist, not only is Tyrone more likely to offend, but all of his buddies now think that if they get caught they'll get a slap on the wrist too. Making all of them that much more likely to break the law.
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