It’s 34 individual crimes that were committed as a pattern of criminality.
Lets say a mass shooter runs and kills 34 people; that’s 34 homicides but a single trial. each one would be worth whatever time in jail.
In this case, the usual punishment is a fine rather than jail time; and jail is only an option for extremely severe cases (or if they can’t pay the fine?) So, they’re just gonna stack the “appropriate” fines.
It’s 34 individual crimes that were committed as a pattern of criminality.
Lets say a mass shooter runs and kills 34 people; that’s 34 homicides but a single trial. each one would be worth whatever time in jail.
In this case, the usual punishment is a fine rather than jail time; and jail is only an option for extremely severe cases (or if they can’t pay the fine?) So, they’re just gonna stack the “appropriate” fines.