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Former Schenectady schools facilities manager Steven Raucci received a sentence of 23 years to life for arson and weapons convictions. Your thoughts on the sentence?
| Too harsh | 13% | 19 votes |
| Too light | 41% | 58 votes |
| The right sentence | 45% | 63 votes |
| Total Votes: 140 | ||
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
12:11 a.m. [ Suggest removal ]
Raucci committed vandalism in essence, yet he received nearly the same sentence as he would have received if he had killed someone. How can his sentence be deemed anything but disproportionate?