One guy, about a month ago, was given three consecutive life terms, plus two death penalties. How the fuck do you serve that? Even David Copperfield can't do that shit. In order to do that, you'd have to be a Hindu.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He mocks absurdly excessive sentencing that combines life terms and death penalties, highlighting legal contradictions.
- In plain terms
- He questions how someone can serve impossible sentences given by courts.
- What can you take from it?
- Extreme punishments reveal flaws in legal logic.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does excessive punishment deter crime?
- Is justice logical?
Another view
It dismisses the severity of actual crimes involved.
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