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by BugsJustFindMe 1068 days ago
So fine her all the way into insolvency and assign community service. How does her imprisonment help her victims?
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Imprisonment was never intended to help victims. It serves as a deterrent to other would-be fraudsters.
Fines into insolvency plus community service can do just as much to deter and would be more beneficial to everyone else. Imprisoning people is expensive.