<story><title>Need advice or assistance for son who is in prison</title><url>https://mathoverflow.net/questions/382003/need-advice-or-assistance-for-son-who-is-in-prison-his-interest-is-scattering-t</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sebmellen</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s tragic to see bright young people in prison like this. Travis (the son in this post) is 25. To be in prison since 19 years old, with the earliest release date in 2027 (latest in 2045)... Goodness. This sort of time in jail is what you get for murder in parts of Europe [1].&lt;p&gt;Anyway, sorry if it&amp;#x27;s off-topic. Very inspiring what he&amp;#x27;s up to.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Life_imprisonment_in_the_Netherlands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Life_imprisonment_in_the_Nethe...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;Due to the strict nature of the sentence, most &amp;quot;common&amp;quot; murders result in a sentence of around 12 to 30 years.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: If you downvoted me I would appreciate knowing why. What is it that I wrote?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>whiddershins</author><text>Think, for a moment.&lt;p&gt;Let’s all think.&lt;p&gt;Are we saying it is tragic for smart and young people to be in prison but not older or less intelligent people?&lt;p&gt;I’m not messing with you or being snarky. I felt your sentiment keenly and then wonder what exactly I’m agreeing with.</text></comment>
<story><title>Need advice or assistance for son who is in prison</title><url>https://mathoverflow.net/questions/382003/need-advice-or-assistance-for-son-who-is-in-prison-his-interest-is-scattering-t</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sebmellen</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s tragic to see bright young people in prison like this. Travis (the son in this post) is 25. To be in prison since 19 years old, with the earliest release date in 2027 (latest in 2045)... Goodness. This sort of time in jail is what you get for murder in parts of Europe [1].&lt;p&gt;Anyway, sorry if it&amp;#x27;s off-topic. Very inspiring what he&amp;#x27;s up to.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Life_imprisonment_in_the_Netherlands&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Life_imprisonment_in_the_Nethe...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;Due to the strict nature of the sentence, most &amp;quot;common&amp;quot; murders result in a sentence of around 12 to 30 years.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;EDIT: If you downvoted me I would appreciate knowing why. What is it that I wrote?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>astura</author><text>&amp;gt;This sort of time in jail is what you get for murder in parts of Europe&lt;p&gt;Uhhhhhhhh... You know he killed multiple people, right?</text></comment>