we all have a contract with society and when you break that contract you have a tariff imposed. I don't think the article is arguing she should have been given a thumbs up and the entrepreneurial citizen of the month award but how about equitable treatment? This happened in 99 so she has been in varying levels of court/jail for 15 years and will likely be for the REST OF HER LIFE.

The article is making the point that justice is malleable which is a scary thought for everyone even if they aren't the people you:

> tend to feel the most sympathy for