Felicity Huffman's Sentence

[sfreeman8]

Felicity was sentence to a whole 14 days in prison for cheating and screwing some other kid who worked hard to get into that college but wasn't admitted because the cheating parents paid for their daughter to be admitted.    Well, this just gives the other 50 people arrested in the college cheat scheme hope. The rich and powerful win again. If it was one of us lowly peons, we'd spend years in jail.   

[ancmetro]

    There are many business scams in this world!

[alice44]

Is she the one who confess to guilty?  If so, I still think 14 days is not enough.  Her actions hurt more than herself.  I harmed her kids and I wouldn't think it  unusual is they never trusted her again.  A terrible way to ruin a family!

[vickysue]

She knew what she was  doing. I don't think  she got enough time.  Other kids had to work so hard to get in while she cheated for her daughter to go and it is not right.  But because she is a movie star and has money she got away with it.

[aflyingmonkey]

Part & parcel of having rich people privilege....   

She also got 1 year probation, $30,000 fine, & 250 hours community service.  IMHO, she should have gotten house arrest & more of a fine.  Prison isn't the answer, she'll go to a country club prison & be out in hours due to over crowding... perks of being a 1% er.

[heypeg]

I think that she got off easy because she is a celebrity.

[autumnsparklemom]

Money talks...

[Nancy5]

I believe Anything that can be bought, can be bought.  Not surprised

[surveygrabber]

Not surprising since some celebrities have enough money to have the most powerful lawyers to get less or no prison time. There are many scams out there.

[rghvac69]

Politicians get their kids into these renown universities all the time by bribes and payoffs. I think they should be investigated and punished as well.

[bremer51]

 A slap on the wrist.  I read about a lower-middle-class African American woman who lied about her address so her son could enroll in a better elementary school.  She was sentenced to 90 days and three years of probation.  So much for fair and equitable justice.

[amyDAST]

She hired an amazing lawyer.

[dreamyxo]

She should be made to set up a scholarship fund for poor students as well.

[elvisdo]

Who knows what side deal was made to reduce the sentence. I'm think more money under the table in the guise of charity.

[dsosnowski06]

My dad always said money goes to money and the rich can always buy their way out of anything.  This maybe the case but the punishment should did not fit crime in this case.