As far as I understand it, lengthy sentences don't work -- the likelihood of getting caught does. (I mean in a statistical sense. But I might have read this before the replication crisis, so caveat lector.)
... but also: Do you have any evidence of your claims? Literally any evidence of being who say you are?
Many crimes are barely enforced; I'm thinking of some kinds of moving-traffic offences such as using a phone while driving. Because it's not enforced, people keep doing it; so the government increases the fines.
But increasing the fines has zero effect, if everyone knows the law isn't enforced.
As far as I understand it, lengthy sentences don't work -- the likelihood of getting caught does. (I mean in a statistical sense. But I might have read this before the replication crisis, so caveat lector.)
... but also: Do you have any evidence of your claims? Literally any evidence of being who say you are?