"larry" <
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> Well she lied, cheated, stole and got caught.. so I guess
> she deserves to go to JAIL. I think they should fine the
> #%&$ out of her and put her back to work to pay some big
> taxes. But on the other hand those with plenty of money
> are not very afraid of paying a fine.. big deal.. but some
> time in stripes scares nearly everybody.
>
>
> Laurence
There are a couple problems as I see it. First, people with
money usually go to prisons where they get carpet in their
"cells" and roam freely, and watch cable, etc. I don't think
it is going to benefit anyone if she goes to jail, and since
she maintains she is innocent, I doubt it will teach her
anything either. The jails are already overcrowded and
costing taxpayers ridiculous amounts, when so many of the
people there could be contributing to society instead of
living off it. The unfortunate fact is that jail time does
*not* scare everybody. If it were such a great deterrent,
then the numbers would be drastically different than they
are. People like Martha, people who use drugs (note, I said
use, not deal), people who commit "victimless"
crimes...there needs to be some other stop gap in place to
deal with these people. Jail is not a solution. She needs to
be fined, to the extent of the money she should have lost in
the deal at a minimum. She should also be doing plenty of
community service works....hey I know! She can "Martha-ize"
peoples houses, organizing them, filling the pantry with
goodies, and lets not forget creating a beautiful garden
space in which to relax with a good cup of Earl Grey....
kimberly