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		streetnigga on Nov 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It’s time for Silicon Valley to ask: Is it worth i... < who would have been sentenced to 124 years in prison This is a number floated as possible years of time, but it is not what he 'would have been' sentenced. We don't know because he decided to turn snitch.

objclxt on Nov 1, 2013 [–]

...it's particularly misleading because you could be sentenced for 124 years for a several dozen different offenses but serve your time concurrently.

streetnigga on Nov 1, 2013 | [–]

Correct, it is several flavors of misleading. I did not even consider that one.

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