PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT. Our own Aeronmelon is going through some shit at the moment and could use some help. Check it out here and consider an upvote or a comment to push it into activity. Sorry, not something I do often or will be spamming. But I care about my friend and if I can get a couple more eyes on his situation then I'm going to try to do what I can. (Last one I promise. Just twice. Not going to spam but dude is a big part of the Lemmy community, especially with Trek, and he deserves the help. And to the mods, if this doesn't fit and you want to remove? Go for it. I completely understand it and I am sorry)
Edit: Oh wait I'm the mod here. Well, I say it is fine
To punish the guilty more harshly without hurting the innocent would require
"Oh it's just the actual predators" "it's just the criminal illegals" "it's just used against terrorist"
No it's never "just" X.
The justice system is made up of people. People make mistakes. People have opinions. Some people are corrupt. People can be fooled. People can be influenced.
This is why it's important to have principles and just laws and basic human rights for everyone.
You see an "actual predator", perhaps it's just a person framed for political beliefs. It's better just to treat everyone fairly. Fair trials and a way to fight unfair sentences.