context: This statement does not negate the court's earlier recognition of its ability to depart based on certain factors that it did not find present in this case. Instead, the court acknowledged that it could not depart simply because it thinks the guidelines, as a whole, are too harsh.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 914 F.2d 959, 964
citation_a.parenthetical: general dissatisfaction with the guidelines does not constitute a reasonable basis for departure
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., United States v. Scott, 914 F.2d 959, 964 (7th Cir.1990) (general dissatisfaction with the guidelines does not constitute a reasonable basis for departure); see also United States v. Nguyen, 1 F.3d 972, 974 (10th Cir.1993) (no error in court’s recognition that it could not depart downward simply because it thought the guidelines were unfair and it would have imposed a lighter sentence pre-guidelines); Beckham, 968 F.2d at 54 (“[Sjentences established for various crimes under the guidelines cannot be set aside based merely on their perceived severity.”); United States v. Norflett, 922 F.2d 50, 53 (1st Cir.1990) (court could not depart from career offender sentence simply because it thought it incommensurate with the crime).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 922 F.2d 50, 53
citation_b.parenthetical: court could not depart from career offender sentence simply because it thought it incommensurate with the crime
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., United States v. Scott, 914 F.2d 959, 964 (7th Cir.1990) (general dissatisfaction with the guidelines does not constitute a reasonable basis for departure); see also United States v. Nguyen, 1 F.3d 972, 974 (10th Cir.1993) (no error in court’s recognition that it could not depart downward simply because it thought the guidelines were unfair and it would have imposed a lighter sentence pre-guidelines); Beckham, 968 F.2d at 54 (“[Sjentences established for various crimes under the guidelines cannot be set aside based merely on their perceived severity.”); United States v. Norflett, 922 F.2d 50, 53 (1st Cir.1990) (court could not depart from career offender sentence simply because it thought it incommensurate with the crime).