"If a lawyer stole $5 from a client, he would probably be prosecuted and might even go to jail — but that prosecutor stole 18 years of my life and what happened to him? Nothing." http://www.aclu.org/blog/capital-punishment/if-lawyer-stole-5-client
Lawyers never steal ... such small amounts. Lawyers are always working to help their clients, all 72 billable hours of the day