‘That ’70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

apnews.com ‘That ’70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for the rapes of two women two decades ago.

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I never followed this case. So he raped 2 women? Or at least that's what the sentence is for. A sentence as excessive as that does not seem wise to me. Don't get me wrong, I don't have any sympathy for rapists. I do have sympathy for the victims.

But what does this sentence really send as a message to criminals? From a criminal's point of view you can just as well kill all witnesses, especially the victims, if it won't make the consequences of being caught any worse but reduced the chances of being caught. This is really, really unwise.
- I think in this case specifically, it was due to the threats and shit that were being thrown towards the judge and jury by the church of Scientology. The sentence is to send a full message to the church that no, you fucks cannot get away with these things anymore.
  
  I'm glad he's been put away, not just for the rapes, but the murder of Cedric Bixler-Zavala's dog (from ATDI/Mars Volta. Masterson raped his wife, and two of Cedric's dogs were poisoned after she came forward).
- How is this an excessive sentence? What in your mind would be an appropriate sentence if say your mom or sister were the ones who were raped?
  
  10-15 years maybe? Idk I'd probably want them to rot in jail but be alive to get out so I can get them myself..
- If he had been convicted of raping and murdering 2 women he'd likely be looking at life without parole or death. It would absolutely have made the consequences worse.
- Bruh getting caught doesn't work in real life like it does in skyrim, you cant just kill everyone and be done with it
  
  You shouldn't. But you can. And we really shouldn't make the worst alternative more attractive for those low-lives.
- Yeah let’s make sure we don’t send the wrong message to psychopaths by sending them to jail for fear they will escalate their wrongdoings. Maybe we could just ask them pretty please to stop raping people. Or maybe just not worry about rape at all. /s

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