Prosecutors and victims' rights advocates criticized Persky's sentencing as lenient and biased. Critics accused it of being too lenient in granting appeals. Negligent or lenient law enforcement contributes to littering behavior. South Korea's judiciary is notorious for being overly lenient toward criminals. However, criminal convictions are rare and sentences considered lenient. Protesters considered Mollah's sentence too lenient, given his crimes. The ecclesiastical courts were generally more lenient. Hitler and his associates were given very lenient prison sentences. This makes most people think that judges are too lenient. The men testifying for the defense hoped to receive more lenient sentences. Brady denounces the sentence as too lenient. The case and the relatively lenient sentence drew nationwide attention. Judges took a lenient view of offenders. Pharmaceutical companies have criticized TPP for having too lenient intellectual property protections. Women rights activists asked the government to review the sentence calling it too "lenient".