The phrase
"to fit the crime" means that the punishment or consequence for a wrongdoing should be appropriate and proportionate to the severity of the offense committed.
Full definition
A consequence that does
n't fit the crime will just seem meaningless to your child, and won't get you the desired result.
Punishment doesn't
fit the crime in my opinion, but we rebounded with a top five and still have the points lead, so we'll learn from it and move forward.
Punishment can never
exactly fit a crime, and we can't tailor punishment to the unique moral and spiritual needs of individual convicts.
Before he shoots the grandmother, the Misfit explains his name: His various punishments at the hands of society by no
means fit his crimes.
This story has been kind of a downer for fans of legal intrigue and jailhouse daring, but it would seem to
fit the crime of selling stuff, even if felonies are involved.
«The Criminal Justice Reform Act is going to continue to keep New Yorkers safe while also creating a more fair and just system that will ensure the
penalties fit the crime.»
«Seven» has a methodical serial killer slicing and dicing his victims in a manner he
feels fits their crimes — that is, an overindulgence in one of the seven deadly sins.
The Eye for an Eye series aims to make the
judgments fit the crimes in often hilarious ways, featuring hosts Kato Kaelin and Tommy Habeeb, and bailiff Big Sugar Ray Phillips.
Additionally, «Shut Up and Dance» has real substance beneath the surface of its plot, demanding that we take a closer look at who our society is hungriest to shame — and whether our brand of punishment
always fits their crimes.
If they wanted to create a law in honor of Oreo, why not steeper punishments — ones that
actually fit the crime — for animal abusers?
Colvin added, «We continue to see cases like this throughout the state, but sadly, the punishments do not
currently fit the crime.
Harsher sentences and laws that strip judges of their ability to make the
sentence fit the crime, such as mandatory sentencing, need to be changed.
There was a sense from many in the tech community that while Google overstepped its bounds, the punishment did
not fit the crime.
But ethically, it's not so clear: if someone does something illegal, the legal system has a million bits of due process that ensure that the investigation and trial are fair, and that the punishment
fits the crime.
Let the punishment
fit the crime.
There's a clear difference between murder for hire & «stealing» virtual or unsanctioned cash, the punishment (if any) should
fit the crime.
the punishment
fits the crime.
That the punishment should
fit the crime, and not be excessive.
By executing murderers, we are trying to tell a different story: a story with poetic closure, a tale of punishment that
fits the crime.
Concerning civil disobedience, all I will say is if the country's laws are based on Godly principles then the punishment should
fit the crime.
Again in the literature of Israel the «punishment
fits the crime.
Something to let the punishment
fit the crime.
The punishment doesn't
fit the crime.
So I spoke with Bomani Jones about the degree to which the punishment
fits the crime, where North Carolina goes moving forward with new coach Larry Fedora, possible precedent with ongoing NCAA investigations, and if we've actually learned anything from the NCAA's Tar Heel decision.
Dan Rubenstein speaks with Bomani Jones about the degree to which the punishment
fits the crime, where North Carolina goes moving forward with new coach Larry Fedora and more.
In the final part of the series we go above and beyond the IFAB proposals to ensure that the punishment
fits the crime.
The West Ham v Manchester City game in January 2016 had two incidents that I will now look at further and try to decide if the punishment
fits the crime.
Does the punishment
fit the crime?
But does the punishment
fit the crime?
We have all heard the statement: «the punishment should
fit the crime.»
And to meet so, you must ensure that the punishment
fits the crime your boy has committed.
But when the punishment
fits the crime you must stick to your guns.
Here are two tried - and - true options to consider when doling out consequences: A sentence that
fits the crime.
Fair: The punishment should
fit the crime.