Reading all the comments here, have people not been watching the news like ... ever? Large sentence are the norm in the US, not the exception. Petty thief in C

Reading all the comments here, have people not been watching the news like ... ever? Large sentence are the norm in the US, not the exception. Petty thief in California and elsewhere[1] are sentenced to 25 years minimum if they are repeat offender, it's completely crazy. In that regard, it seem unlikely Brown would get a light sentence. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_strikes_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_strikes_law