[Stephen]

Originally Posted by jfman

But it’s not the same justice if the same person who committed the same crime on a different week of the year (stealing items from shops, unpleasant or inflammatory tweets, etc.) is treated differently both in the process (being arrested at all; being remanded in custody) or in outcome (both in the types of, and length of, sentence).

It is the same justice though. They all go through the same process under law. Different punishments for the exact crimes committed, stealing a loaf of bread is not exactly the same as looting a shop or multiple shops as an excuse for a 'protest' .