Justice should also serve the victims of crimes. It cannot bring back and restore them to what they were before the crime, but it should give them the sense that their lives mattered, the state is addressing their loss, and that the person who committed the crime has been held accountable.
That was completely disregarded in the original sentence in this case.
I agree. My point is the judge seemed to be using the philosophy that some aren’t really accountable. Think of someone with profound brain damage who may cause damage to public property but not really understand their action.
The judge perverted that argument. Expect it to be a popular defense among the elite in the near future.