Only sad, in my view.
Also, given what I know about Florida, I suspect that it was more than "personal choices" that resulted in the different lives these two former classmates lived. I have visited Florida often enough. There is a clear class division largely driven by skin colour. Don't believe the article's spin that the two had the same chances and went separate ways.
And integrity does not appear to factor into it. We know that the man is accused on murder, but this is (as yet) unproven. The Judge, however, is guilty of violating the conflict principle. She should not have ruled on any case where she was acquainted personally with any of the parties.
