Moat's accomplices; life, with 40 & 20 years to serve before parole. Is the judge making up for Moat's death?

I believe the sentences would of been the same if they had captured and arrested Raoul Moat alive. It's about 'before the fact' and 'after the fact'. Karl Ness was in on the plan from the very start and the person who pulled the trigger is irrelevant. He was an accessory before the fact. Now Qhuram Awan was an accessory after the fact - meaning he got involved after the murder. So this clearly explains why he only got twenty years. It was also embarring for the Northumbria police, not to mention the severe amount of pressure they had to cope with, knowing that the media was turning it into an entertainment circus for the misguided public who were seeing Raoul Moat as a hero. Then you also have to consider the money that was spent to catch these suspects. The sentence is a message to the public to not f*ck with the establishment. Because Raoul Moat had them worried to the point where the police needed the military for help. I can't see Qhuram Awan getting his sentence reduced. What message would that give to the public?