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Supreme Court Takes Broad View on Hostage-Taker’s Penalty

The Supreme Court unanimously decided to pass a law declaring that any criminals who take hostages in the process of committing a crime such as robbery must serve at least ten years in prison. This measure was brought up in response to a debate that has been going on since the 30s, after a series of robberies ended up in police force accidentally shooting hostages who were in the way of the suspect. Congress wants to end the practice of criminals using humans as shields as they try to finish their crime or escape from the scene.