Which of these crimes do you think is the worst?
Before answering think of the times we live in and what penalties have been paid by those who helped spawn and benefited from the Great Recession. To date, just about none of the head honchos have come close to prosecution. So, you might think that in the opinion of our courts the third crime would not be considered the worst of the three. You would be wrong if you measure 'worst' in terms of the penalties assigned by the courts.
The fellow who stole the computer code was sentenced to 97 months in prison, three years of probation and payment of a $12,500 fine. The attempted rape earned a penalty of seven years in prison. The shooter will spend a year in prison and pay a $2,500 fine.
Does this make sense to you? The computer code guy made no financial gain and, in fact, had to sell his house. But he did work for Goldman Sachs. So, maybe this is the government's first steps to prosecuting others at Goldman. Believe that and you have real problems.
How much money did the bosses at Goldman or Countrywide or Wamu or ________ (fill in the blank)make? What time will they serve? Do you get the feeling that something is wrong here?
- Attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl
- Manslaughter after shooting the victim 8 times
- Stealing computer code
Before answering think of the times we live in and what penalties have been paid by those who helped spawn and benefited from the Great Recession. To date, just about none of the head honchos have come close to prosecution. So, you might think that in the opinion of our courts the third crime would not be considered the worst of the three. You would be wrong if you measure 'worst' in terms of the penalties assigned by the courts.
The fellow who stole the computer code was sentenced to 97 months in prison, three years of probation and payment of a $12,500 fine. The attempted rape earned a penalty of seven years in prison. The shooter will spend a year in prison and pay a $2,500 fine.
Does this make sense to you? The computer code guy made no financial gain and, in fact, had to sell his house. But he did work for Goldman Sachs. So, maybe this is the government's first steps to prosecuting others at Goldman. Believe that and you have real problems.
How much money did the bosses at Goldman or Countrywide or Wamu or ________ (fill in the blank)make? What time will they serve? Do you get the feeling that something is wrong here?
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