3.5 years is excessive though jesus. THREE YEARS just for stealing electricity? Man I am glad I don't live in China, sounds like a horrible place to live.
I think a more reasonable sentence is three months, or possibly even just long community service, what a joke.
Its a crime to steal government property its not in China and in many countries they have severe punishment for stealing the electricity or governments good along with big amount of penalty so no one have to do this kind of activity if they don't want get punished.But its the crime done by the person by stealing the electricity so don't concentrate on bitcoins here it is just like crimes as normal.