Thread 213073904

>try to murder someone
>they somehow survive by luck
>get sentenced to attempted murder
>get less years than if you actually murdered them
Why is this a thing in most western countries? if not all of them. It seems so backwards.

>>213073904 (OP)
Actually killing someone is worse than just trying to. The law is always a question of consequence.

>>213073990
Law measures intent
> Be psychotic
>Kill
>Can't be tried

>Try to kill someone
>Fail
>8 year sentence

The takeaway here is to injure someone to the point of bankruptcy without killing them.

>>213073904 (OP)
but you didnt kill them? you failed at doing so. why punish you for something you didnt?

>>213073990
In both cases, the gravity of the intention is the same. One shouldn't get a mere punch in the face instead of a lynching because "phew, at least he survived!"