[Sleeping Beauty]

Peterson copped a plea. If he'd fought it, he could have faced a sentence of up to five years in jail, and a $10,000 fine.

Considering the quality of the bureaucracy -- from the cop to the chief to the DA -- I would have copped a plea, as well.

[RFEngineer]

“Considering the quality of the bureaucracy — from the cop to the chief to the DA — I would have copped a plea, as well.”

Yeah, you’re right. I was a little tough on the guy....they, and the stupidity they display so openly would have ruined him financially for certain.

Even for a plea this was pretty harsh. This sounds not much less than what Sandy Burglar got for stealing secrets.