For
They ensure equal punishment for similar crimes.
Against
They ignore personal circumstances and reduce judges’ judgment.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Without a minimum for serious crimes, a judge is authorized to make disproportionately low sentences if thats their discretion.”
“Judicial discretion allows for corruption in that a crooked judge could simply sentence the convicted to something trivial in exchange for a bribe.”
“This policy has been generally regarded as a failure that can produce unjust outcomes.”
“But you can’t just set a specific amount of jail time for a crime every situation is different”