^^ Sadly thats sometimes the case. (Clawhammer's post)
And BullDog: Even though there is a public outcry and would be deemed hero in this hypothetical situation, there are some looney judges out there that dont deserve to be anywhere near a courtroom. ie: the short hispanic man who recently raped a buried a girl alive (young girl mind you) and the judge didn't send him to jail because he thought he wasn't big enough too handle it due too his small size. So instead the bastard got parole for rape and murder of a little girl. Public was outraged, but the judge made his decision....unfortunately a very poor one.