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IIRC the sentences were well below the sentencing guidelines for the charges and far below what prosecutors requested. Depending on which judges are paneled, there's a fair chance they'll at least be increased to lengths in the guidelines.
IMO sentences should be "conscript into UA for front-line assault" since they want to be patriotic heroes, but I guess that might be considered unconstitutional by someone.
Conscripting prisoners is a very Russian approach to criminal justice.
Big difference is that Russian conscripts don't want to go to war. These assholes do. Just wouldn't be the one they wanted.
Yeah but my opinion that is the same as the fascists opinion isn't facist because I don't wanna be called a fascist is a very American approach to posting on the internet.
Ignoring all context to make a fallacious argument is a very internet kind of post.
You literally suggested criminals should be forced fight a war they don't agree with because you don't agree with how they exercise their rights. Name something more fascist, I'll wait.
I suggested fascists intent on fighting a "patriotic fight for freedom" that are guilty of FUCKING INSURRECTION be given what they want by fighting a real patriotic fight against fascism in Ukraine.
Ignore context more.
Understand that saying fascism is ok when you take my context into account is the same as saying fascism is ok.