CNN Anderson Cooper 360 June 4, 2024 00:32:00
>> you know, anderson, i'm not sure that an individual sentence has that much of a deterrent effect on a large -- you know, a potential group of people in the future who might consider similar action. i think as we have already discussed and laura pointed out, i think this sentence could have an impact on the decisions other current defendants make as to whether or not they should plead guilty or try their chances at trial, but i'm not really convinced that one sentence would turn a future potential mob of rioters away from enacting what they're doing. and the opposite is also true. you could ...