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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
It is unconscionable that punishment is solely up to the discretion of one individual who, as has been noted, was not even in the courtroom.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the unfairness of discretionary punishment in sexual assault cases.

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