That’s what I thought.

Most people get out of prison, especially on their first offense. He was never going to serve anywhere near his “maximum.” Heck, the D.A was shooting for 6 years (which would really be 3 years, and who knows about parole/M.S eligibility before that 3 year mark).

What is the same crime, though? The penal code has sentencing guidelines for the specific reason that a person sees a bicycle in an open garage and steals it is guilty of residential burglary (a strike) just like a person who breaks into a house in the dead of night with the intent to rape the occupant - both are the…

His dad’s a contractor and his mom’s a nurse - I somehow doubt a sexist hedge fund guy is going to go out of his way to hire a college dropout.

If you are concerned about what he’ll do afterwards, isn’t the fact that people who are incarcerated have higher recidivism rates worrying to you?

Isn’t how the rapist will be impacted by being a sex offender for life a punishment?

So... you support mandatory minimums and no discretion in sentencing?

Bill Cosby is a celebrity and super rich, can’t really compare his experience to someone like this kid.

Yeah, when you google most white people, the sex registry is probably not going to be the first thing that pops up. He’ll probably wind up working for his dad is my guess... Although that may not be good for business, and depending on where the work is, he may not be allowed to go there.

The guy is a sex offender for life - if he ever has kids he’ll never be able to go to their school or attend any of their events, he can’t live in certain places, won’t be able to get many jobs... I don’t think people appreciate just how much being a sex offender impacts life.