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That means chances are he\u2019s at least going to get some jail time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I hope they throw the book at him. But \u201cthe book\u201d in Finland is a lot lighter than it is in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this same exact crime had taken place in, let\u2019s say, New York instead of Helsinki, the driver would likely be charged with either murder or first degree manslaughter. That means he\u2019d probably do between 5 and 25 years. Here, if he\u2019s a first-time offender and he\u2019s sentenced to the more serious offense of voluntary manslaughter, he might do 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to this article in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/report-says-long-sentences-dont-deter-crime-2014-5?IR=T\">Business Insider<\/a>, long prison sentences don\u2019t deter crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2011\/may\/10\/reoffending-rates-short-jail-terms\">The Guardian<\/a>, neither do short ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yeah, of course it\u2019s a complicated issue. But what\u2019s not complicated is that a man is now dead for giving someone the finger in traffic. Someone\u2019s son. Probably someone\u2019s brother. Possibly someone\u2019s father. 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