So what exactly made Mr. Rice a good candidate for this program? According to his attorney, Mr. Rice does not need rehabilitation. The profoundly violent incident was "a momentary lapse of reason" and "out of his character." Ms. Allen, by contrast, appears to have acted very much in character. She was a law-abiding citizen and had obtained a legal gun permit after twice being a victim of crime, so when she was pulled over by a New Jersey police officer she did what any law abiding person would do: She admitted that she was carrying a weapon. Perhaps that is why she was deemed ineligible for pretrial intervention — she truly was not in need of rehabilitation.