I appreciate your taking the time to write all that, honestly. Thanks.

Someone else involved in the discussion said something similar. However, I disagree, with respect.

The most sacred law of the land is, itself, relative. We have different "degrees" and "classes" of misdemeanours and felonies, and a judge is allowed to modify a sentence even within a class or degree of a crime in order to suit the circumstances of the crime. (And I say this without saying that selling performance parts is anything close to a crime. It's just an example.)

Thanks again for taking the time you've taken w/this.