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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.
Stonehedge-
Yup. People don't consider the sentence, just how likely they think they are to get away with it. Motorists know they can speed in most places with a very low chance of getting caught. etc.
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And in some cases they have the reverse of the effect intended - an old saying in England was “may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb” - as very minor crimes had the death penalty you may as well go large as you were dead anyway, if caught.
jellybaby
Dammit
Because the increase would create more of a deterrent and improve society . Maybe i am just bias .