His excesses have struck a blow to the monarchy, at least temporarily, though it remains popular. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Norway does not believe in cruel or unusual punishment. I think many of us have seen the clip from Michael Moore’s doc Where to Invade Next?. Give him the maximum sentence (20 years) or close to it in Ringerike.
But…
“Penalties in society” means the offender will serve at least some of their time out of jail and will have to meet with an official a specified number of times as ordered by the court. In return, individuals can stay out of prison if they follow the court’s rules. In most cases, criminals retain their current employment, or the court orders employment, and they may remain with their families and continue their normal life. Penalties in society are only imposed if there is no burden on the victims, their families, or society.
It depends. Norway avoids sending people to jail willy nilly but it also has provisions to remove dangerous people from society if needed. And the court will probably be under pressure not go easy on him in order to create even more resentment towards the royal family.
Yeah, he is an easy target for the courts aince he isn’t actually a member of the royal family. He’s the crown prince’s step son and not in line to the throne.
Even if was an actual prince they would probably use him an expiatory goat to show the royal family takes the law seriously, which is particularly critical with Märtha Louise’s shenanigans already staining their reputation.
Him being just the prince’s step-son just makes it a no-brainer.
Norway does not believe in cruel or unusual punishment. I think many of us have seen the clip from Michael Moore’s doc Where to Invade Next?. Give him the maximum sentence (20 years) or close to it in Ringerike.
But…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_Norway
It depends. Norway avoids sending people to jail willy nilly but it also has provisions to remove dangerous people from society if needed. And the court will probably be under pressure not go easy on him in order to create even more resentment towards the royal family.
Yeah, he is an easy target for the courts aince he isn’t actually a member of the royal family. He’s the crown prince’s step son and not in line to the throne.
Even if was an actual prince they would probably use him an expiatory goat to show the royal family takes the law seriously, which is particularly critical with Märtha Louise’s shenanigans already staining their reputation. Him being just the prince’s step-son just makes it a no-brainer.