Who gets the longer sentence? The one who threatens or implies a threat. Somehow I missed that part.

However, there is still inequity. There are people that commit many crimes, a lot of them threatening and they get lesser sentences. There is bias in the system. Some of it is bigotry of some sort. Some of it is personal. (Scarsdale diet murder. she served 25 years I think, the full sentence, never having done anything wrong before that.)

Quote Originally Posted by wombat2u2004 View Post
Then if the people are judged on the basis of rich or poor, then it is a poor system. The law is to be applied equally to all, and a good judge will know that. The Common Law does not distinguish between rich and poor. But the Common Law DOES distinguish between armed robbery and fraud.

Look at it this way..........two youths enter a convenience store.
One youth grabs a pack of cigarettes, and runs out the door.
The other youth produces a knife and tells the shopowner to give him a pack of cigarettes or else.
Both youths are caught.
Who gets the longer sentence ????