If the prospect of a year on Rikers Island doesn’t deter such insane stupidity, nothing will.
I’m strongly for simplification of laws and reduction of overly long sentences — it’s a national shame and disgrace that we keep almost one per cent of our population in prison at any one time. Plus it costs taxpayer money that would be better spent on education and creating career opportunities.
The point is that punching random people in the face is unacceptable, and a year in prison should do well to get that point across without going to excessive measures.
