Rubashkin is Out, Leave Him Alone

Today's big news is that US President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Shalom Rubashkin.
Mazel tov to him and to his family.
My one comment is that this need not become a spectacle. Rubashkin does not need to be treated as a hero, as a martyr, as a tzaddik. His family and friends and the community at large can surely be happy that he has been released from prison, but turning this into a cause for a big public celebration is wrong, in my opinion.
Rubashkin committed fraud and hurt a lot of people. His sentence might have been overly harsh, but he committed some serious crimes. From the news reports and social media, along with the pictures and video being posted, there's a big party going on around him right now. According to some reports, people are asking him for brachos - he's being treated like a tzaddik who has been unduly tortured.
I think a little tniyus in this matter is appropriate. The frum community has a lot to learn about not turning criminals into tzaddikim.
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