Justice

Okay boys and girls, compare and contrast:

This:

SAN DIEGO - Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who collected $2.4 million in homes, yachts, antique furnishings and other bribes on a scale unparalleled in the history of Congress, was sentenced Friday to eight years and four months in prison, the longest term meted out to a congressman in decades.

And this:

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After tearfully apologizing to the bank tellers she robbed, the young woman dubbed the "cell phone bandit" was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison.

Candice R. Martinez, 20, gained notoriety when a surveillance camera video showed her calmly chatting on her cell phone while a nervous teller complied with a typed note demanding cash.

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That Oct. 12 heist — the first of four — netted about $14,000, and was followed by robberies in Springfield, Manassas and Ashburn. In the final robbery, a teller reported that Martinez flashed a gun.

A man who corrupts the fabric of American democracy and fattens his bank account to the tune of at least $2.4 million gets significantly less time than a woman who robbed four banks, mostly with pieces of paper.