I met with a sex offender in jail one time (to do an assessment) and he was like, I'm so depressed and I can't sleep.
I was like. It's jail. This is pretty much how everyone feels, lol.
(yea. I referred him for his meds.......sigh)
They claim it because - shockingly enough - they often get away with such things. Men are pandered to, to the degree of being punished less severely than women (there are statistics on this). Both socially and in court. They are regularly listened to when making such ridiculous claims. Women would be laughed out of the room if they said something similar.
Why in the hell do these clowns always claim that they can’t go to prison because it’s distressing? I would be distressed. Everyone would be distressed. That’s the point.