The problem is that all crimes seem to be felonies except for government people. Lying to a police officer or Judge can be a felony, but it is perfectly legal for them to lie to you. If you try to bribe a witness it is a felony, but it is standard operating procedure for prosecutors. If you take a bribe it is a felony, but if your Congress Critter takes a bribe it is a campaign contribution. If you take someone against their will it is kidnapping, but when was the last time you ever saw a police officer arrested for kidnapping (when they put the wrong person in custody)?
Sentencing is a joke too. I can't prove it, but I would bet a lot, that how much money you have to spend on lawyers is a pretty good inverse indicator of how much time you will be spending in prison.
Who can argue with this?
The system is broken. Lawyers did a lot of the damage, but the REAL damage, IMHO, was a line of thought that minimized responsibility and maximized the diversion of public funds from the real duties of government to the subsidizing of indolence, drug abuse, and bastardy.