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>>fortra+(OP)
Maximum sentence is 10 years, she's unlikely to get that, but _minimum_ is 5 years IIRC. That's a _long_ time. And then you're a felon and you can't find a decent job. What was the calculus there, I wonder? Under what circumstances would a person rationally consider torching a police cruiser to be worth the risk of 5 years in the slammer?

>>m0zg+Wc
My reaction to those numbers is different. 5 years seems absurdly large to me for a spontaneous act of vandalism that cost the tax payers max $100,000.

>>jackpi+Io
Fire is probably the key element here.

There have been instances in the past where fires set have spread and killed numerous people. People get freaked out and push for harsher sentences.

I have a hard time imagining smashing cars would result in that harsh of a sentence.