Yes, it is quite amazing that those defending Kavanaugh are the ones that spend most of their time wanting to give a 17 year old black kid the electric chair for stealing a pair of earphones.
You are echoing the Christie Blatchford column I quoted earlier.
On paper, there is a path to redemption for such crimes. People have posted about apologizing and making amends. But in this era it seems impossible, and nobody has done it as far as I can remember. If we don't celebrate forgiveness, only punishment, how can this happen ?