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I would still rather have them sentenced for the crimes they’ve committed - even if sentenced harshly due to their unrepentant disposition - than for the crimes they may commit in the future.

We are all hypothetical criminals and I would prefer that the state not have that freedom to lock people up.

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I don't think most people have claimed they will commit a crime in the future. Not necessarily for climate protests, but in many cases in the US we do this same thing too.

https://www.bostoncriminaldefenselawyers.com/threat-to-commi...

https://ravellawfirm.com/blog/can-someone-go-to-jail-for-thr...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/373

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