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by Eddy_Viscosity2 681 days ago
He set fire to cardboard that was in dumpster in parking lot. This does not warrant a 5 five jail sentence.

Compare, for example, to hitting a cyclist with a car causing spinal injuries and brain damage and then fleeing the scene. He got charged with a misdemeanor and 90 days jail time which he didn't even serve because it was a suspended sentence.

What's the difference between these two cases where both seem to have wildly disproportionate sentences given the details of the crime? One was a minimum-wage macdonalds employee and the other was an investment banker.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/martin-erzinger-morgan-stanl...