Dog Mauling Case study response

I believe that the case of the dog mauling in San Francisco was a tragedy. However the severity of the sentencing especially for the woman was a bit much I believe. I think it was much more because of public pressure and the dumb letter that they sent out that they had such a harsh sentence. I believe that if it wasn't for the letter that pretty much blamed the victim the public would not be so outraged and they might've had a better sentence. The charge for 2nd degree murder was too much. We can also see that what you say on media, no matter how well intentioned, can be turned on against you. That is why a lot of them say no comment so the words can't be twisted and used against you. However it also opens your eyes to how courts work and how sometimes you need to have a strategy to not screw up and get more sentence time.