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RainCaster

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6. some lives are worth more than others

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 12:25 AM

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A man can beat an infant to death and get less than 2 years. If that same man kills a cop, it becomes 20 to life. This cynic is estimating 2-3 years because a single mother will not be seen as worth very much. I hate how our courts do this.

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