• cultsuperstar@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Weren’t a lot of them installed by the GOP leading up to Trump’s presidency? I know the GOP was pushing through a lot if confirmations when they had control of the senate.

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      11 months ago

      That’s been the GOP M.O. for a while, but according to the info presented in the article the Dem appointed judges have actually been slightly more lenient (sentenced less than what prosecution sought 92% of cases, against the Trump appointed 90%).

      I’m sure there’s more nuance to it if you look at it case by case, but it seems like across the board judges are handing out lenient sentences for Jan 6.

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        11 months ago

        It’s because the vast majority of offenders are first time offenders, and are unlikely to repeat their actions.

        This is a good thing, and should happen a lot. Our criminal justice system is fucked up.

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      11 months ago

      The article points out that there are not large differences in leniency between judges appointed by different presidents, and that, if anything, judges appointed by Republicans are harsher.