I was, frankly, disappointed that they called for mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes of damaging critical infrastructure computers because mandatory minimums have been found to waste the taxpayers' money, do nothing about crime and require sentences that often violate common sense.
Bobby Scott: “I was, frankly, disappointed that they called for mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes of damaging critical…”
On the recordNovember 14, 2011
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Bobby Scott criticizes mandatory minimum sentences in cyber security legislation.
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