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What makes more sense to me is to fix the laws that put first-offense, inner-city drug addicts in prison longer than someone who commits a sex crime.
Heather Wood Rudúlph: We Need Education, Not Guns, to Combat Sexual Assault Heather Wood Rudúlph 2011
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In Wisconsin, first-offense drunken driving isn't even a crime.
Drunken-driving penalties could depend on your location 2011
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For motorists, first-offense fines are to rise to $50 from $20, and to $100 for subsequent offenses.
California bill would ban cellphone use while bicycling 2011
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What makes more sense to me is to fix the laws that put first-offense, inner-city drug addicts in prison longer than someone who commits a sex crime.
Heather Wood Rudúlph: We Need Education, Not Guns, to Combat Sexual Assault Heather Wood Rudúlph 2011
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For motorists, first-offense fines are to rise to $50 from $20, and to $100 for subsequent offenses.
California bill would ban cellphone use while bicycling 2011
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A stupid kid convicted of a first-offense, non-violent crime on a similar scale.
Michael Santos: What Happens to Cameron Douglas? Michael Santos 2010
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As I recall, he got off with the typical first-offense wrist slap that you might expect when:
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Nevada became the 50th state to ban the training and possession of fighting dogs, and Illinois made it a first-offense felony to attend a dogfight.
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The IAAF considers strengthening its first-offense penalty from two years to four, but legal questions arise for that move as well.
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My proposal to relieve the problem is simple: systematic use of pardon and commutation powers to clear out worthy first-offense long-termers to make room for serious felons.
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