I think the judge made the right call. Bitch all you want, the kid is 16. I saw some CNN shrew SHOUTING for him to be thrown in jail, even if it would result in his death. Some people get completely sick and stupid about issues like this. The kid needs help, you don't throw him to the wolves so the victims family can feel vengeance.
I also don't think the money really helped. Let's be honest, if you thought the court system was fair then you are retarded. Of course he has a better defense attorney because he is rich. Do you want to mandate shitty public defenders for everyone? Judge probably gave him a bump for being a blond white kid as well. Pointing out a poor black kid would have had the book thrown at him, and therefor so should this kid, it just stupid. No one should be getting jail time as a juvenile for something like this.