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.
As per my post above, this may be due to increased reporting as opposed to increased occurrences. Hard to tell though.
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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.