"Amount of physical violence" is an unreasonable way to measure proportionality of punishment. Someone who destroys $10 million in economic value has probably

"Amount of physical violence" is an unreasonable way to measure proportionality of punishment. Someone who destroys $10 million in economic value has probably done much more harm than someone who drags you to a jail cell for a few nights. (Disclaimer: I think Megaupload is creating value, not destroying it.)