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by CodeWriter23 6 days ago
> Last century, a year in jail ended after the year.

Yes I am seriously refuting your prior statement. Not saying things are identical; I am saying a jail term didn’t disappear for part of the last century,

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You are correct in that the statement was overbroad, but clearly there is a difference in the volume of information now from the 1980s, when mandatory sentencing became law.

I used it to illustrate the point I have made about the effects of the trend.

Glad you understood that.