
>do a drive by shooting in Minneapolis
>get caught, charged
>have five prior felonies
>crimes are supposed to merit a life sentence
>plea deal drops the charge severity to make it only 13.5 years sentence
>judge gets to drop it to 60 months by making four different sentences concurrent, including sentences from different cases
>then drop it to 40 months by the bail rules that require only 2/3 of a sentence in MN
>then drop it to 20 months by the early release system that cuts it in half, again
>spend a total of less than 2 years in prison
>get out
>murder someone else in a drive-by shooting