Comment by Aeolun

> Why are you just making up numbers?

I’m making a point. But numbers are more often around 20-40% in Europe.

> Deterrence absolutely has an impact on criminal behavior.

You just completely walked over the source I sent from the department of justice that said differently. Sentence length has no or minimal influence on criminal behavior.

> Why do criminals brazenly rob and openly deal drugs in San Francisco, but not in Miami?

You may notice that the same source indicates that the important factor is instead how likely you are to get caught, presumably SF police sucks at that?