Lindsay Lohan-No Jail Time?

I made a comment in one of the forums of a major news site a few days ago. There were things being said by the judge that led me to believe that no jail time would be handed down. The judge was quoted as warning Lohan not to push her luck. Umm, interesting statement & an insight to his perception of the situation up to this point. This is like the 2nd or 3rd time she has violated probation & she gets sent back to rehab not jail? This is almost never heard of. These 2 scenarios led me to believe she is getting favoritism here, yet again.

My feelings are that she's well past the pushing her luck stage. Below is a copied and pasted paragraph that further supports my thoughts. This will be the very 1st time I've ever heard that a defendant might not serve prison time if convicted of theft while on probation because they are not a threat to society. Never, ever have I heard that. A prison is not a place for hardened criminals? Cmon, it's always been a place for criminals period. And now it seems there's a different definition & perception as to what a prison is for? For Lindsay Lohan??

The quote:
"Adds L.A. criminal defense attorney Harland Braun: "Even if she's convicted, I doubt she'll get state prison time because she's not a physical threat to the public. Prison is generally regarded as a place for hardened criminals, not someone who clearly has mental issues. She has a defensible case."

In essence, are they saying as long as a defendant is no threat to society, they could get away with criminal acts? Could Lohan rack up numerous counts of theft & never ever get prison time? Only cause she's not deemed a threat to society? And what about prisoners already in the system for simple theft?

Evidently she has past theft allegations which could be used against her in court. Hopefully so, because I firmly believe she should be in a prison just like any other typical criminal that's committed theft & violated probation 3x. Since she's had past theft allegations, a prison is also a place for deterrence. A place to keep the offender out of society so they cannot continue to commit crimes.

And don't most all criminals have mental issues? Yet still sent to prison to be held accountable for their actions? It's about accountability.

The article!!!