White tears were flowing like the Hudson River in a New York courtroom from a crooked cop convicted of wrongdoing. Of course, his waterworks allowed him to avoid up to four years in prison.

According to New York Daily News, Jason Arbeeny was an NYPD detective convicted of planting drugs on an innocent couple. He entered the court on Thursday to face his sentencing and he gave one final plea to the judge, saying that he was ashamed of himself and pleading for mercy.

“I can’t look at myself in the mirror anymore,” he whined to Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach. “Sir, I am begging you, please don’t send me to jail.”

The judge was clearly moved because he only sentenced Arbeeny to five years’ probation and 300 hours of community service. He even said each hour Arbeeny spends talking to officers or police recruits about his misdeeds will count as two hours, essentially allowing his sentence to be reduced. “I came into court this morning determined that the nature of this crime requires some jail time,” Reichbach said. “I frankly didn’t expect the defendant, at the 11th hour, to be making these claims.”

Arbeeny was on the force for 14 years when he got busted and convicted in a bench trial by the judge. He was convicted of “flaking” or framing two people by planting crack in their car during a 2007 bust. “My oath went down the window, my pride went out the window,” Arbeeny cried.