Marius Borg Hoiby had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.
The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other crimes and is sentenced to four years in prison, an Oslo court ruled on Monday.
Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was acquitted on two other accounts of rape.
He had pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser ones, and can appeal the verdict.
Prosecutors had asked that Hoiby should be sentenced to seven years and seven months of prison.
Which is kinda counter-intuitive now that I think about it… if your life sucks outside of prison, getting back would be a priority.
How much better do those countries life if those prisons are undesirable?
I don’t think it’s counter-intuitive.
US prison causes severe trauma. Prisoners learn to survive in an environment where they have to engage in aggressive behavior just to get through their morning. Everything is taken from them, no opportunity for personal development, and they’re thrown on the street with zero resources after. It’s practically designed to force people to repeat the cycle and feed the prison system.
It’s profitable too, 14th amendment and all. A prison company wouldn’t want to reduce it’s slave labor force so there’s no incentive to do better. Historically it’s an easy win for politicians too.
While I’m not a fan of most carceral systems at least the Norwegian one tries not to treat people like livestock. That said, a prison is still a cage.
You’ve gotta wrap your head around just how awful american life is compared to most European countries. These prisons exist to make people reflect on and regret their crimes, and to come out ready to integrate with society and not reoffend.
Life in many European countries is filled with social nets and programs that actually give people better lives.