• ☂️-@lemmy.mlBanned from community
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    not from the us; what does ‘25 to life’ mean?

    did he get 25 or life?

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      Minimum 25 years actually in a prison +/- some minor adjustments for behavior and then he’ll be eligible to request release on parole. But if parole isn’t granted there’s no upper limit on how long he can continue to spend in prison.

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      1 year ago

      That pig (with18 previous brutality complaints, two convictions and a totat of ~$9M Minneapolis taxpayer money settlements) who murdered George Flloyd got 22 years.

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          Many things to take issue with, but 25 to life is a completely sane sentence.

          Minimum 25, then parole hearings start. If he keeps failing parole (is a danger), the sentence can continue indefinitely