Can we get some perspective on legal convictions?

It's been a proud week for Indians. I don't mean just in India either. You know, aside from the corruption campaign and the great IPL legacy (yeah right), apparently Indians all around the globe are trying their best to make themselves visible. And not necessarily in a good way.
First we have Dr.Death Patel. He's been in the news for a while now. He's the weirdo surgeon who randomly operated on patients and killed 90 or so of them for no good reason. Not that there's a really good reason to kill, but some are better than others. An obsession to perform surgery is definitely towards the bottom of the list. In a nutshell, Dr. Death (he wasn't born with that name, he was given the name by the media, duh!) initially practiced in the US in New York and then Oregon. Both places he was cut off due to his negligence with patients and eventually his practicing license was stripped. Some people should just give up. Well not Dr. Patel. He was determined to perform his serial surgery killings, no matter what. So he moved his 'operation' (pun intended) to Australia. Not like there's not enough prejudice there anyway, but he wanted the limelight. So he moves to Queensland and gets a job - as Director at a hospital! I guess no background checks by the Aussies. Note to self. Ahem.
So finally after vigorous whistle blowing from the nurses and other medical staff his deeds were brought to attention and he was confronted. He fled back to the US but due to extradition (thank you diplomacy) he was returned to Australia and tried in court. He was found guilty (his lawyers weren't that great) and sentenced to seven years. Even though his true murder count was quiet high, they were only able to get him on 3 counts of murder and one permanent injury. Okay, so he destroys or ends lives of 4 people and he is sentenced to 7 years. Wow. Of course, as most irrational people would justify, he thinks his sentence is too long and denies any wrongdoing. Well the good thing is that his appeal is denied, however, he's only gone for 7 years.
Next we have Mr. Dharun Ravi, 18 year old college student in New Jersey, USA. He definitely must have some serious issues because he was caught secretly taping his roommate's (who happens to be gay) sexual encounter with his partner and then later posting it online. But it doesn't end there. When he was reported and being investigated by, well investigators, he tried to delete his online posts (via twitter) and talk witnesses out of speaking against him. He also passed on false information to the authorities when asked for it. Again, wow. It was bad enough that he was biased and invading someone's privacy, but then he also tried to tamper with evidence and mislead the investigation. Well seems like Mr. Ravi is going to have to pay for that. If he is convicted for the 15 counts he is being tried for, he can face up to 10 years in prison.
Both the incidents are undoubtedly ridiculous. It does seem unfair though that a guy taping and posting something obscene online might get a harsher sentence than a murderer! Different countries have different laws, that is understood. But is privacy in the States really more important than a life in Australia?
Further evaluation needed.
Oh, and Indians, stop messing up in foreign countries! It makes us all look bad!!