Commutation of the sentence based upon a law that probably shouldn’t have been applied to them brings forth the need for Congress to write exceptions into the law they passed which provided for this sentence. I’ve yet to hear one single congress critter even hint at amending the law. Some of this fiasco lies at their feet as far as I’m concerned and I bet they won’t address their cupability.
I agree with you. The main problem with this case was the law that requires a mandatory minimum of 10 years for using a firearm in connection with a federal crime. At the very least, there should be an explicit exemption for LEOs, though I'm not a fan of manadatory minimums in general and wouldn't mind seeing it repealed.
A lot of people blamed Sutton for the excessive sentence, but it's not his fault. It's Congress's fault for writing the statute that way.
Unfortunately, this has gotten lost and I fear more LEO's will get treated similarly to these guys in the future.