Would you vote to get rid of mandatory minimum sentences?

[ElectionsGuy]

Yes. A one size fits all punishment for a crime with no consideration of the levels of crime or the circumstances behind it is nearly insane in my opinion. Its one of the many injustices put together by the tough on crime crowd in the latter 20th century.

[PJ]

Yes, for the reasons you stated. Mandatory minimum sentences are also responsible for the massive expansion of the prison system, and in many cases, are used to put non-violent drug users and people committing victimless crimes in prison for far too long. I'd rather have a maximum sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

Yes (not a fascist)

[H. Ross Peron]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Yes (sane)

[dead0man]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

pretty much this I guess.  Bad idea where drugs are concerned, good idea where violence is concerned.  The violent should be removed.  I don't care if you kill 'em, ship 'em to Australia or lock 'em up and throw away the key, just get them away from the rest of us.

[TDAS04]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

For non-violent crimes only. I like the idea of mandatory minimum sentences for all crime involving a deadly weapon, as well as mandatory life sentences for most murders outside of a small series of extenuating circumstances.

[Mr. Smith]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[Cory]

Yes, absolutely.

[VPH]

No.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The problem isn't with the concept 0f mandatory minimums per se, but how they've been implemented.  They usually have the mandatory minimum too close to the maximum and too high for the less serious infractions of the law.  It would be as if the moderators here could choose to assign either 9 or 10 points for an infraction, but 1 to 8 weren't available.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

The problem isn't with the concept 0f mandatory minimums per se, but how they've been implemented.  They usually have the mandatory minimum too close to the maximum and too high for the less serious infractions of the law.  It would be as if the moderators here could choose to assign either 9 or 10 points for an infraction, but 1 to 8 weren't available.

They should also be allowed to (and in many circumstances, encouraged to) assign zero for most infractions as it does little good to just dole out points to get then to mod review.

(Continuing the metaphor; only slightly actually talking about forum)

[TNF]

Yes, but the United States is thoroughly dependent upon coerced labor to function, so I'm sure they'd find another way to imprison large numbers of people.

[Famous Mortimer]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[Njall]

Yes but only for non-violent and/or victimless crimes-I would still support it for violent crime as well as certain classes of white collar crime.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Yes, not just for victimless crime (then why is it a crime at all?) but for all crime.  Prosecutors are very good as extending what things are punishable under a law beyond their intended understanding, which means unreasonable sentencing if there is a guilty verdict.   Judges should be allowed to consider mitigating circumstances in their sentencing.