You appear detached from reality. Even a short stint in a state prison would be a very bad experience for an ex-police officer and there are people still going to prison for long stretches. The courts are lenient on the young thugs because they a good boy and are victims of society. A liberal judge loves a good sob story about how their momma raised them on her own and how they were going to be a doctor. On the other hand they sent a guy with "privilege" away for 26 years for running over a homeless