Marth Stewart on Prison: "BOO HOO!"

Aught Six · 12-22-2004, 01:34 PM

Martha Stewart Calls for Sentencing Reform

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Popere · 12-22-2004, 02:19 PM

Yeah I read this a little while ago. I feel so sorry that she has to eat prison food.

tardfarmer · 12-22-2004, 06:48 PM

bet she makes a hell of a dog chow souffle'.

PAhunter86 · 12-22-2004, 08:50 PM

At least she's not a man, everyone knows what happens to "fresh meat"[8D][:'(]

CalHunter · 12-23-2004, 03:48 AM

If prison were fun, more people would want in.[8D]

Knightia · 12-23-2004, 07:34 AM

Not all females who look like russian shot puter bull dikers or on steroids.

Coastie · 12-23-2004, 03:07 PM

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Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

I don't have any compassion for Martha Stuart at all, but I do agree that there is a glaring need for a reform of our, so called, criminal justice system. This case in its self is a good example. If she is guilty (and obviously she is) of a crime involving that much money, a five month sentence is a joke. It is costing the taxpayers more to incarcerate her than it is worth, five months is an inconvenience, not a punishment. If the crime was serious enough to demand the taxpayers spend so much on her prosecution, then the sentence should be comensurate. There are people doing hard time for little league crime and petty theft and others virtually walk away with a slap on the wrist for murder.

mdrbowler99 · 12-25-2004, 08:59 PM

Put her in a real jail.I'll go live there and be better off than I am at home.And she is writing a book about her adventure and will make millions off the dummies who will buy it at $20+ a copy.That is why other countries call us the stupid Americans.

Aught Six · 12-27-2004, 07:36 AM

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I don't have any compassion for Martha Stuart at all, but I do agree that there is a glaring need for a reform of our, so called, criminal justice system.

I agree, but it's really up to the taxpayers themselves to reform it. Sentencing could be considered a joke in many instances, except no one but the criminals are laughing. However, most politicians aren't going to lift a finger unless we really put some pressure on them. As far as the monetary costs of prosecution, well, I don't think we can put a price on justice. If it's worth sending them to jail, it's worth paying for it.

logs · 12-27-2004, 09:54 AM

Coastie, I don't agree at all.

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If the crime was serious enough to demand the taxpayers spend so much on her prosecution, then the sentence should be comensurate.

It is the prosecuter that decides how far they will go to put a person behind bars. The defendent has a right to defend themselves and if proving that defense wrong cost the taxpayers more money the defendent should go to jail longer?

Sometimes as I believe in this case the prosecuter was sending a message at taxpayer expense. Actually rather stupid when you look at what little they were able to prove. I think she is guilty but it is not the defendents fault it cost so much to prove it.

Sometimes cases are slam dunks and other time they cost a fortune to prove. That should not be the critirea to pursue them or not. That is how the plea bargin system got started. To save time and money. It also allows for more time to pursue more important cases but it is all about judgement calls from prosecuters.

Uniform sentencing guidlines are the biggest step for jail time. Also keeping cost of prison service down in anyway possible. No luxuries, only necessary health care and more cells.