While I fail to see the HN angle in the story, I find it funny and pretty disturbing that judges (ab)use a loophole in the legal system to sentence someone to j

While I fail to see the HN angle in the story, I find it funny and pretty disturbing that judges (ab)use a loophole in the legal system to sentence someone to jail for 500 days for an offense with a stated maximum of 42 days.