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  The fair sentence is "until appropriately rehabilitated and understanding of the abhorrent nature of the crime committed".
  That could be weeks or decades.
  In a punitive system like most of the world, there's no attempt at true rehabilitation, and no examination to determine the resulting understanding. Which means the result could be literally anything. So any number is an equally arbitrary and meaningless decision. So sure, three years, five years, fifty years, who cares?
context: I know it wasn't intentional, but the headline makes it seem like his defensive claim of witchcraft held weight lol >
  
  It’s the hyphen. It adds credibility. >
  
  I find any claims of witchcraft inherently credible, personally. Why would someone lie about that? >
  
  I am a witch, and I don't even blame witchcraft. Reality still exists. >
  
  
  Reality still exists.
  
  I'm gonna need to see some citations here. >
  
  Citation: gestures at... everything >
  
  Don't you just hate it when science, rationality, and evidence beats out your woo bullshit beliefs? >
  
  It was a wildcard defence to say the least! >
  
  Tarot card defense, in this case >
  
  No the 'Devil made me do it defense??' >
  
  Well, it works well for so many clerics. So why not try it? >
  
  “These fingerprints will clearly show”
  “Witchcraft!”
  “And we found DNA matching…”
  “Witchcraft!”
  “Mr. and Mrs. Johnson witnessed…”
  “Wiiiitchcraft!” >
  
  Burn him! >
  
  
  He was sentenced today (27 January) at the same court to three years and eight months in prison, and handed a ten year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
  Police have said they are pleased he ‘will no longer be a threat’ now a jail sentence has been passed.
  
  Yeah, because when he'll be released, at 24, he will no longer be a predator /s >
  
  He only got 3 years for rape of a minor. >
  
  That seems low to me, but maybe I am just used to the bigger sentences in the US. Thinking about it objectively I am not sure what would be a fair sentence on rape of a minor, but 3 years seems like it would be on the lower end of that spectrum.