THE LAW. THE SENTENCE. YOUR CALL.
6 COUNTRIES 199 SOURCED RECORDSDifferent offences. Compare the penalties.
Harm × punishment.
Each dot is a law or court case. Follow a line to compare two penalties in the same country.
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Rows group penalty types. Choose Prison terms or Fines to compare amounts.
PENALTY TYPE
HIGHER PENALTY
LOWER PERCEIVED HARM
LOWER PERCEIVED HARM
LOWER PENALTY
HIGHER PERCEIVED HARM
HIGHER PERCEIVED HARM
Less harmfulYOUR HARM RATING →More harmful
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A Other offenceB Serious offence Line = equal or lower serious-offence penalty5 cases Tap to choose a case
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Legal maximum Imposed Suspended Fixed / other
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≠ A legal maximum isn’t a sentence. A sentence isn’t time served.
REAL LAWS. REAL SENTENCES. YOUR CALL.
MAKE IT
MAKE SENSE.
What feels wrong. What the law says.
Put the two next to each other.
LESS SCROLLING THROUGH LAWS.
MORE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE.
MORE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE.
YOU SET THE HARM.
THE SOURCE SETS THE PENALTY.
Move a dot left or right. See what looks out of proportion to you.
03 / FOLLOW THE RECEIPTSOpen the case files.199 RECORDS +
Every source. Every caveat.
No matches here.
04 / TRUST YOUR GUT?THE LAW MIGHT
THE LAW MIGHT
SURPRISE YOU.
Three unusual rules. Three guesses. No law degree needed.