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Post by christine58 on Sept 13, 2019 19:52:10 GMT
Here's what she "got"
14 days in prison, $30,000 fine and 200 hours of community service
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Post by SweetieBugs on Sept 13, 2019 19:57:13 GMT
I'm actually okay with that. She showed remorse and I do believe this will effect her for the rest of her life. She knows she did wrong and went too far. I don't think it is necessary to use prison resources for something like this. The fine should have been larger though.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 13, 2019 20:24:31 GMT
Oh I was wondering what she would get.. 14 days in prison.. shoot by the time she is processed through and all that she will be right back out. Why even go through that process and waste taxpayer's money.
Was her husband charged too or no? I don't think he was.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Sept 13, 2019 20:26:42 GMT
I’ll admit I didn’t want to see her or Lori go to prison. I’m fine with the community service part. These are rich people. I’d like all of them hit where it hurts the most - in their pocketbook. Scholarship funds set up at all the schools that were affected that they have to finance for a very long time would be a fair and beneficial punishment. Just my opinion.
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Post by scrappinmama on Sept 13, 2019 20:40:00 GMT
So I'm the only one who thinks her white privilege got her through this mess with just a slap on the wrist?
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Post by elaine on Sept 13, 2019 20:42:35 GMT
I’m satisfied that it was a 3-pronged punishment - hopefully as deterrent for a wide range of potential cheaters. For some prison time is a bigger negative than $$$, it also sets a precedent so that prison time can be levied in future cases as appropriate.
I don’t know if the court system can mandate setting up scholarship funds, etc., even though I agree that would be a just punishment too.
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Post by moretimeplease on Sept 13, 2019 20:43:37 GMT
So I'm the only one who thinks her white privilege got her through this mess with just a slap on the wrist? White privilege and/or wealth and status.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 13, 2019 20:46:15 GMT
I'm actually okay with that. She showed remorse and I do believe this will effect her for the rest of her life. She knows she did wrong and went too far. I don't think it is necessary to use prison resources for something like this. The fine should have been larger though. imho totally not based on legal rules or anything. But I think the fine should be bigger than what they paid in the scam, double would be nice. Again not ‘legal’ but based on how easily they can drop money on unnecessary things to prop up their kids the fine needs to be big enough to matter to them somehow.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 13, 2019 20:49:45 GMT
So I'm the only one who thinks her white privilege got her through this mess with just a slap on the wrist? of course it did, that and her ‘celebrity’ status & wealth. The fact that any of them were even charged is the modern ‘improvement’ in the system. 20 years ago everyone would have looked the other way.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Sept 13, 2019 20:50:38 GMT
Fourteen days isn't a prison sentence, it's a bad vacation in a shitty hostel, on the tax payers dime. I definitely think a very large scholarship donation would have been more appropriate.
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Post by disneypal on Sept 13, 2019 20:52:54 GMT
So I'm the only one who thinks her white privilege got her through this mess with just a slap on the wrist? I'm not sure I would call it "white privilege" - to me it is "rich privilege" or "celebrity privilege" Honestly, I haven't followed the case much so I really don't know what a typical sentence would be but a $30,000 fine sounds pretty low for that kind of crime to me.
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Post by katlady on Sept 13, 2019 20:54:36 GMT
I think the monetary fine should have been larger, but overall I am ok with her sentence. She seemed remorseful from the start and didn’t try to play it off like Lori L.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 13, 2019 20:54:51 GMT
I think the fine was ridiculous. Too small. Way too small.
And I think she should have stayed in prison for a month. Long enough for it to be uncomfortable.
I'm tired of living in a society where the wealthy have a completely different set of rules.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 13, 2019 21:01:37 GMT
I don’t know. I have really mixed feelings about this.
Yea, cheating is wrong, but I don’t know that cheating at college rises to the level of a federal crime.
They didn’t bribe any government officials.
I don’t know that the federal government is responsible for the reputation of universities.
I don’t think she deserved any jail time. This was a scandal, but I’m not outraged about it at a criminal level.
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Post by Layce on Sept 13, 2019 21:02:49 GMT
Good grief, so what's the community service project, teaching acting classes to the inmates? Shoot, the entire sentence will be the role of her life.
At least she appears repentant, but then she *is* an actress
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Post by CeeScraps on Sept 13, 2019 21:07:39 GMT
Yes, she is an actress. I too feel she should of spent a month at least in prison.
If she showed this and got 14 days plus the other I can't imagine what Lori will get. I would bet it's not as much as I feel it should be.
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Post by marimoose on Sept 13, 2019 21:13:06 GMT
I’ll admit I didn’t want to see her or Lori go to prison. I’m fine with the community service part. These are rich people. I’d like all of them hit where it hurts the most - in their pocketbook. Scholarship funds set up at all the schools that were affected that they have to finance for a very long time would be a fair and beneficial punishment. Just my opinion. This is EXACTLY how I feel. Scholarships set up to benefit others and community service. I heard the dumbest thing that assigning community service to Huffman should not be done because she already likes to do that. Shame on her for actually being a decent human who made a mistake. Prison time is ridiculous. What they did is wrong but no one was killed as in the cases of drunk drivers who seldom see time for their actions or rapists who are violent. I could go on. She received jail time only because of her celebrity and let's face it, none of us would if we did the same. I would like to know what happened to the asshats who took the money and promised to get their kids in. He is a bigger criminal than the rest and i certainly hope they are going after the $$$ he received.
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Post by peasapie on Sept 13, 2019 21:16:08 GMT
I don’t know. I have really mixed feelings about this. Yea, cheating is wrong, but I don’t know that cheating at college rises to the level of a federal crime. They didn’t bribe any government officials. I don’t know that the federal government is responsible for the reputation of universities. I don’t think she deserved any jail time. This was a scandal, but I’m not outraged about it at a criminal level. I'm feeling the same way. Her reputation and career are ruined at this point. To me, that is worse than any fine or jail time.
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Post by sassyangel on Sept 13, 2019 21:20:01 GMT
I’ll admit I didn’t want to see her or Lori go to prison. I’m fine with the community service part. These are rich people. I’d like all of them hit where it hurts the most - in their pocketbook. Scholarship funds set up at all the schools that were affected that they have to finance for a very long time would be a fair and beneficial punishment. Just my opinion. I agree with the prosecutor, I think a jail sentence, even the small one she got - will have a greater and more widespread impact - than fines. For people that rich, fines are often seen as just part of the acceptable cost of actions like that. Given she got that kind of sentence while pleading guilty (and she did sound remorseful), I have to wonder about the risk Lori Loughlin is running for a harsher sentence, when she is not.
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Post by Anita on Sept 13, 2019 21:21:17 GMT
I don't think her career or reputation are ruined one bit. I think it will blow over and she'll be back to work in no time.
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Post by basketdiva on Sept 13, 2019 21:22:48 GMT
So I'm the only one who thinks her white privilege got her through this mess with just a slap on the wrist? I don’t think that all. Her sentence is within the guidelines for the crimes.
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Post by mom on Sept 13, 2019 21:23:38 GMT
My first thought was she needed more jail time. She will only likely serve 11 days or so. I would have liked to have seen her actually serve 2-3 months. Long enough that she gets a real taste of prison life. I think the fine is a joke. Its pocket change for her. The community service is good, I think.
Overall, I am fine with what she got. Her career is ruined. Her relationship with her daughter has been trashed. Hopefully she will be able actually do some good with her community service.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 13, 2019 21:23:46 GMT
I think 14 days in prison is more than a slap on the wrist. Whether it’s 4 days, 14 days, or 14 months going to prison means she has a body cavity search, humiliation, fear, etc. It’s not going to be pleasant.
I do agree the fine should have been much larger.
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Post by lindas on Sept 13, 2019 21:26:27 GMT
I'm actually okay with that. She showed remorse and I do believe this will effect her for the rest of her life. She knows she did wrong and went too far. I don't think it is necessary to use prison resources for something like this. The fine should have been larger though. imho totally not based on legal rules or anything. But I think the fine should be bigger than what they paid in the scam, double would be nice. Again not ‘legal’ but based on how easily they can drop money on unnecessary things to prop up their kids the fine needs to be big enough to matter to them somehow. Actually her fine is double what she paid. She paid $15000 to up her daughter's SAT scores.
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Post by Jennifer C on Sept 13, 2019 21:27:16 GMT
I agree with the punishment. I do like that the prosecutor asked for jail time and was a definite no on probation. His example of the single mom in Akron who falsified her address so that her child could get into a better school was spot on. The single mom's punishment was 10 days and she served 10 days.
Jennifer
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Post by flanz on Sept 13, 2019 21:31:09 GMT
So I'm the only one who thinks her white privilege got her through this mess with just a slap on the wrist? Me too! Reeks of white privilege. I was just reading about a black mom who got 12 YEARS in prison for lying about her address so her kid could go to a better school. GRRRR
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Post by flanz on Sept 13, 2019 21:32:57 GMT
I think the fine was ridiculous. Too small. Way too small. And I think she should have stayed in prison for a month. Long enough for it to be uncomfortable. I'm tired of living in a society where the wealthy have a completely different set of rules. Amen!!!
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Post by jeanninem on Sept 13, 2019 21:33:32 GMT
This was an interesting article about this very topic Link
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Post by jeanninem on Sept 13, 2019 21:34:44 GMT
I think the fine was ridiculous. Too small. Way too small. And I think she should have stayed in prison for a month. Long enough for it to be uncomfortable. I'm tired of living in a society where the wealthy have a completely different set of rules. Amen!!! And I am tired of living in a society where wealthy WOMEN have a different set of rules. Am I right, Martha Stewart...
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Post by sassyangel on Sept 13, 2019 21:41:15 GMT
This was an interesting article about this very topic Link
I agree with that article. While I think a jail sentence is appropriate, because it’s a criminal act. I also agree with myshelly in that I don’t feel as outraged over this knowing that legal and fully sanctioned exploitation goes on by these same people, in the cause of getting their kids in their choice of schools each day.
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