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Harsher punishment has been tried, with tough minimum sentences introduced in 1997, but seems to have had little effect.
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Meanwhile, India's political parties are taking part in previously scheduled meetings to discuss harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty.
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Mr Acheson has argued the 40 subscribers should have faced a harsher punishment - they were given a warning by the ICO.
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But the brutality of the Delhi gang rape case has led many in India to call for harsher punishment for juvenile criminals.
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Its report, submitted to the government in January, paved the way for India's tough new anti-rape laws containing harsher punishment for rapists.
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India's president has approved harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty, after the gang rape of a student sparked demands for tougher laws.
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Recently, India's president approved harsher punishment for rapists.
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On October 8th the House of Representatives passed a bill, named after Shepard, that defines violence against people because of their sexual orientation as a hate crime, which can carry a harsher punishment.
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Mr Obama has promised to sign into law a bill that the House recently passed (and the Senate is expected to approve as early as this week), defining violence against people because of their sexuality as a hate crime, worthy of harsher punishment.
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It is true, however, when people who have given one punishment in one case and then want to give a much harsher punishment in a very similar case, make that argument, it's legitimate to say they are motivated by something other than what they admit.
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However, the punishment for dishonesty is growing harsher.
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Punishment meted out to officials in China is far harsher think the death penalty for corruption than in the United States, so officials learn to say no rather than yes for self-preservation.
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