Besides, you'd rather have an old man watering his plants in the backyard instead of an old man pointing fingers in the court.
Agreed. If you have a guy wanting to enjoy what little bit of life he has left, you better let him retire so he doesn't end up in court after he's nailed sending you away for life.
But like PB said, it's not like they really worry over it. If we were talking about a bunch of 30 year olds maybe it would be different.