Egyptian Democracy?

Recently, people in Egypt have been rioting because the former leader of their country, Hosni Mubarak, was given a life sentence instead of execution. In a democracy, when a leader leaves office, no matter how bad a job he has done, he goes back to a normal private life. Is the blood thirsty mob an improvement over Mubarak? No wonder the people of Israel are skeptical of any arrangement they make with their Arab neighbors. Practicality means that Israel has to make compromises for a chance of peace, but it has to be pursued cautiously and with keeping a balance of power weighted in Israel's favor.