The reason we need to give up our rights...

[mskala at swindle.csc.UVic.CA]

On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Anonymous wrote:
> Recently, a Canadian man was charged with 572 instances of having
> individual and group sex with pre-teenage boys. He was sentenced to
> a 'duece-less' (two years less a day), which is 'soft time' in Canada,
> and is served in a provincial jail instead of a federal institution.

It's also the longest sentence they can give with no possibility for
parole.  You neglected to mention that, and I think it's highly relevent. 
I'm not familiar with the particular case you describe, but I used to know
a man who ended up going to jail for two years less a day for raping his
daughter, and in the decision, the judge said he really wanted to give him
a much longer sentence, but considered it more important to be certain
he'd be kept away from the family as long as possible.