BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — 17 News visited Kern Radio 1180 on Friday to hear firsthand what residents think about this diversion.
Suffice it to say, many are very unhappy.
“You strip away all of the special circumstances. You strip away who his family is. You strip away what his job is. If you look at the offenses, whether they were charged or not, had it been anybody else, immediate jail,” said Sergio Espain. “Had it been anybody else, regardless of their ties, immediately going to jail.”…