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Because the increase would create more of a deterrent and improve society .
I think that's the main issue. Tougher sentencing doesn't tend to reduce incidence of a crime, or at least it's rare that it does. I appreciate that it's counterintuitive.
However, increased likelihood to be caught for a crime does reduce incidence.
Because the increase would create more of a deterrent and improve society . Maybe i am just bias .