So I do think that, in terms of mandatory minimum sentences, they are absolutely a disproportionate response, and there are other commentators who make similar comments but expand their arguments against minimum sentences, including that they focus on particular kinds of offences which mostly tend to have an effect on a certain category of individuals, as well; that they often impact the nature of bargaining when you are going through a criminal trial, which can sometimes confound that process as well; that putting people in prison, obviously, costs money; that there is little policy of evidence; that it prevents further commission of crime; that it doesn't benefit the victims; and that there are alternative ways of having a more effective way to address criminal sentencing.