I think this changed my mind, but at least for me I was more persuaded by your first point. I momentarily forgot that I really believe that white collar crime should have huge deterrent punishments that take little regard to the personal circumstances of the defendant; that ultimately a large punishment for Sam would proportionally create much less future harm. And that that’s not inconsistent with desiring & working toward an end to the hellish US prison system.
I think this changed my mind, but at least for me I was more persuaded by your first point. I momentarily forgot that I really believe that white collar crime should have huge deterrent punishments that take little regard to the personal circumstances of the defendant; that ultimately a large punishment for Sam would proportionally create much less future harm. And that that’s not inconsistent with desiring & working toward an end to the hellish US prison system.