I don't think anyone can really explain what this sentence truly accomplishes. There were articles prior saying that the public was shocked that the prosecution asked for 10 years when (IIRC) 4 years was the previous precedent. This was not a person who should have been used as an example to uphold the law. He was remorseful and made a mistake trying to make a living. Lives were lost, a lot of them, but that doesn't make this right. Again, it's not about money but this is a burden on tax payers for nothing, though that's secondary. It doesn't bring back the victims, and is so punitive that it's ridiculous. Fully agreed that it was this way because they were hockey players and it got national attention - doesn't make it right.
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