Well... The nature of the *crime* is unrelated, perhaps. But the measuring scale...

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Well... The nature of the crime is unrelated, perhaps. But the measuring scale, so to speak, is the same: length of incarceration. So from the point of view of the measuring instrument, it is comparable, and the comparison makes sense.