He wasted a fantastic amount of the court’s time and various people’s time and money which they never got back.
He clearly knew what he was doing was wrong.
Why shouldn’t there be some criminal statute to punish him? Nothing here fixes any of the harm he’s caused. It just (hopefully) prevents him from doing it in the future.
Though based on how he got here I’m guessing he’ll find a new way.
> He wasted a fantastic amount of the court’s time and various people’s time and money which they never got back.
Virtually every crime costs other people time and money. We generally draw a line between that and more severe varieties of crime, such as those involving physical violence.
He clearly knew what he was doing was wrong.
Why shouldn’t there be some criminal statute to punish him? Nothing here fixes any of the harm he’s caused. It just (hopefully) prevents him from doing it in the future.
Though based on how he got here I’m guessing he’ll find a new way.