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The minimum sentence is insane. We have a recent case here of a gangbanger shot dead while he was on probation. One of the crimes he was on probation for was shooting a cop 2 years ago, and while he was on probation for that he was caught with a gun again. Apparently that wasn't enough to send him to jail, and he was on the street a few weeks ago and got shot dead by (presumably) another gangbanger.
It's cases like that that lead to mandatory minimum laws, and then people like Shaneen Allen run afoul of those and face a penalty far out of proportion to the crime. None of this would happen if judges would just lock up the truly dangerous people and show leniency only to those who clearly deserve it like Shaneen.
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