revenge porn site operator cries at his sentencing

[Cal Carpenter]

267. Bullshit

There is no doubt that our system of prison and punishment is in need of massive, even revolutionary changes.

The problems are systemic, and if you actually know much about it you certainly know that these systemic problems revolve around race and class. Millions of people, especially poor people and/or people of color, are incarcerated or in probation for victimless crimes. It is creating a two-tier society not unlike Jim Crow, and most of the problem comes from the so-called war on drugs.

This case, in the OP, is about as far from an example of the systemic problems with our justice system as you can get.

This man compromised the intimate privacy of thousands of women. In some cases, he caused severe damage to their lives. On top of that, he committed an outrageous number of crimes of extortion which is what he is specifically being punished for.

It's hard not to notice that this is a case of a white man of at least moderate means who victimized thousands (?) of women, and you are using this as an example of why we have so many people in prison? This, as an example of our overly-punitive society? He is not at all representative of our twisted justice system. He is an exception to this issue, not the rule.

It is ass-backwards. This is the worst possible example of the point you are trying to make. Which leads the observer to wonder if you even give a shit about thousands of women being victimized at the hands of a white man.