Why do judges give out prison sentences that are more than 100 years long when the convicted will actually serve much less time than that, like the 125-year sentence Harry and Skip were given, even though it was actually going to be 30 years?
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I'm not sure about this (so don't stat bashing away if I'm wrong, people) but if a sentence is longer than a person's life, it's usualy a combination of sentences. For instance, if a man has raped and killed 3 women, he may get 10 years for each rape and 20 years for each murder, thus 90 years.I don't think the sentence for a single crime can actually be longer than 25 or 30 years, according to the country's laws. The 125-year sentence in Stir Crazy was for dramatic and comedic purposes, I believe.
Never be complete.
Hmmm. . . That makes sense. As for the concept of the 125-year sentence, it worked and seeing the reactions from Skip and Harry was just priceless! :D
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