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20 years seems like a wrist-slap, but given that the main perp is likely in his 70s, this is a death sentence. I think the younger rapists should get life in prison, what the fuck is this 10 years sentencing bull shit.
This would be close to the maximum possible sentence in Germany, I assume France has similar rules.
Interesting that there weren't multiple charges of rape he was found guilty for, like would happen in the states. Each rape occurrence would have been a separate charge, and each one would have carried a 20 year maximum, so he'd be serving hundreds of years easy.
This is generally to ensure that even if he gets some of his years commuted for good behavior while inside prison, he's still got hundreds of years left to go. Making it a death sentence.
With that said, the US prison system is archaic and punitive, so I might need to re-evaluate my views.
In France, the punishments do not communicate. If one is found guilty of multiple charges, only the highest punishment is applied. Also the law specifies maximum punishments for the various crimes.
Wait, really? If you kill three people vs one it's the same sentence? That seems a bit odd. What's the deterrent from just committing the same crime 50x?
In the case of murder, the sentence is up to life in prison. So, in this case it will depend on the circumstances. Accidentally killing someone will not give you the same punishment as murdering several people.
Let's say, if you do a robbery and kill someone, you, Robert gives you 2 years in prison and murder 20 years (I am making the numbers up, I don't actually know) then you will be sentence for only 20 years (because this already includes 5 years).
So if you also rape someone during that robbery, you wouldn't receive any additional punishment?
Wow.