> Put another way, I recognize the apparent similarity, but I don’t recognize the relevance The judge recognized the similarity too. He was arrested for the pr

> Put another way, I recognize the apparent similarity, but I don’t recognize the relevance The judge recognized the similarity too. He was arrested for the previous incident so as far as this criminal’s arrest record goes, he was arrested for a similar thing already and never learned to do better. I guess you’re arguing, his subsequent crime is a lot more serious and deserves a harsher punishment? Previous he tried to disorient and incapacitate a police officer, probably with a firearm which can then be taken while they are incapacitated, and here it’s a whole plane full of passengers.