65 years in prison would be a fair sentence for her. Homeless people in America have been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for stealing $100. Holmes stole an order of magnitude more than that. The US justice system needs to send a clear message to the would-be fraudsters that there are indeed some very serious penalties for being a criminal in this society.
Using an existing injustice in the US to defend another does not make it right.
I am no fan of Holmes or what she did, but locking away people for life is clearly not a winning strategy.
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> Using an existing injustice in the US to defend another does not make it right.
While that is true, it is also true that the law must be fairly enforced on everyone. Having some people receive lighter sentences for similar-in-intent but larger-in-scale crimes is not fair enforcement.
Though, it was my intent to communicate on the interwebs with a writing concept often referred to in some circles as 'a figure of speech'...
No. SIX OR SEVEN orders of magnitude.
Do you have a link for that? I can't tell if this is hyperbole or not.
In general we prosecute violet offenses (including the threat of violence, even if the gun wasn't real) more seriously than nonviolent offenses. While 15 years seems excessive (as do most prison sentences in the US, IMO), there's a lot of important context missing in your statement. Hyperbole might not be the right word, but I'd call it "substantially misleading".
I get the vibe you are a white-collar criminal apologist, I could be wrong, but am I?