Out of all the sentencing conventions in the US, I think the typical 5-10 years for pedophilia is the most obviously wrong. There's nothing to be gained from releasing pedos from jail, but everything to lose. The recidivism rate is so high that we need a special class of felon (the sexual offender registry) to try to provide at least some protection to children from further predation. In that light, is a life sentence cruel and unusual punishment as a consequence for child molestation? I don't think so.
The most enraging thing about child serial killers is that almost every one of them has a rap sheet for CSA and rape, but were set free by the legal system, sometimes multiple times, until their cravings got strong enough to kill their victims. The worst case I ever read was a guy that skipped bail for a pedo charge, then went on to kill an entire family, kidnap the youngest kids, and kill one of them before his last victim was rescued.
I don't know who decided that pedophiles should have the privilege of leaving prison, but let's say it wouldn't be surprising if there were a lot of conflicting interests involved.
We live in an time where kiddie-diddlers can be set free if they're trannies but you can be accused of being a pedo and have your life destroyed without consequence or context.
The issue here is not the laws, but the judges you're dealing with. The law usually lists severe sentencing for even a single assault charge, but that doesn't preclude judges from modifying the sentences themselves. Those who want to tear at society already know this, which is why those who truly want to "enact change" go into the legal field. Judges and state/district attorneys control sentencings and charges respectively, while facing no physical repercussions for it. A judge could let several serial killers off easy and not be disbarred for it. We need consequences for abuse of the justice system, not new laws.
That's a great point... Mandatory minimums and three strikes laws are supposed to mitigate that, but ultimately the profession itself needs reform.