There have been some terrible crimes committed in our cities. A violent offender received what is seen to be a lenientsentence.
最近在我市发生了可怕的犯罪事件，而嫌疑人得到的判决被认作太过宽松。
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The previous lenientsentence for drunk driving has proven ineffective, as drivers will often take the chance, believing they will not be caught.
先前对酒后驾车的仁慈判决已经证明无效，因为司机们经常会冒险，觉得他们不会被捉到。
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Yet time and again innocent people have been shown to confess to crimes in the hope of a more lenientsentence—or simply to make the interrogation stop.