He was a stock trader before.. he can find work elsewhere.
So if he had no previous employment, then...?
He betrayed a trust.
What trust are you talking about ? You ever got a speeding ticket ? If so, you broke the bloody law ! Just as this dude did.
Pour l'encouragement des autres.
The little experience I have with drug offenders tells me, that if you are a druggie, a proposed sentence means nothing to you - to the best of my knowledge thats part of the very definition of an addict - that you just donīt care any more.