These two facts about this criminal - that he is stupid and that he has had a hard life - have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the issue in front of the "judge", which is, does he meet the criteria of the law for detention.
How many judges like this are there on the bench? What sort of executives appoint them? And how can they be removed?
By the way, this is an excerpt - the main body says he was appointed by Jane Swift (R) before Mitt was in office, in case you were wondering.
That's because children to rape are few and far between in a prison, judge...