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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Judge Dredd] What's the shortest sentence a civilian can be subjected to by a Judge? Similarly, what's the most minor offence?
gpt
Judges have a lot of discretion; the SJS will be on them if they're chronically lax or harsh, but otherwise the judge rules. For instance, Dredd once caught some kids smoking outside (smoking anywhere outside a designated area is a jailable offense) and instead of sending them off to juvie for a few months he ordered them to do 5 minutes in a smoking area. And in MC-1 the smoking areas are special lounges where everyone is has to wear a protective helmet so they only breath their own smoke, and these kids didn't get helmets; essentially a dystopian version of the "we caught you smoking, now smoke this whole carton until you puke" punishment.