Criminal Behavior is Criminal Behavior

What is it about Stanford students or coaches that make judges reduce sentences for criminal behavior? Vandemoer, a former Stanford sailing coach, took bribes from parents to recruit their children so they would be admitted to Stanford University. Sounds guilty – just like the dozens of others in the college admissions scandal, right? But because he spent the dirty money on team expenses and supposedly not for personal gain, Judge Rya Zobel sentenced Vandemoer to just ONE DAY in JAIL!

Seriously, one day in jail? Smells like Brock Turner… he was the infamous Stanford student who served less than 3 months for raping an unconscious student behind a dumpster. His judge, Aaron Persky (who was recalled in June 2018), claimed that a heavy sentence might ruin Brock Turner’s life. Well, isn’t that true for all college students? I wonder if the sentences would have been substantially reduced if a black or brown coach accepted a bribe or a person of color raped a girl under the same circumstances?