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No More Empty Docks, Offenders Forced to Face Victims (www.occrp.org)
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The British Government said it will force offenders to either face their victims or their families in court or spend two extra years in prison. "It is unacceptable that some of the country’s most horrendous criminals have refused to face their victims in court. They cannot and should not be allowed to take the coward’s way out," Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. This decision is part of a new reform that aims to make sentencing tougher for the most horrifying killings, leading to significant changes in the U.K.'s legal system.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't know. Some people find it therapeutic to see the person punished. It can help get closure. The way some sentences are though, it might leave them feeling disappointed instead.