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Did you follow any of her misdoings? It was highly probable that people would have gotten incorrect medical test results due to her fraud product. Such people get a taste of things like the WeWork guy and keep scamming the system with their fake ass charisma.

So fine her all the way into insolvency and assign community service. How does her imprisonment help her victims?

Imprisonment was never intended to help victims. It serves as a deterrent to other would-be fraudsters.

Fines into insolvency plus community service can do just as much to deter and would be more beneficial to everyone else. Imprisoning people is expensive.

> She's not a danger to society

She’s a danger of causing massive fraud again. She can cause fraud while under house arrest.

Danger doesn’t just mean violence. She did a horrible thing and harmed thousands of people financially. She needs to be in jail for a long time to protect society from her.

So do you think anyone should be imprisoned unless they are a danger to society?