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Originally posted by james t kirk
I still want to know why they chose to single her out.
Why not the THIEVES from ENRON, and Worldcom, and Global Crossings
Those guys STOLE billions from investors. In many cases, people lost everything, every cent of their pension, their savings for retirement - gone.
And yet these guys seem to be untouchable.
Martha saves 50 grand by selling on a tip (yes, yes, it's insider info and it's illegal, but who here wouldn't have done the same thing?) and she goes to jail.
Let's see, steals billions vs. 50 grand.
WTF is wrong with that picture?
Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, Geoffry Skilling, and that fat pig looking dude from Global Crossing all have billions sitting in the bank that they STOLE and they are living in the lap of luxury.
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Because we, and by we, I mean the American public, at large, need to "
see" justice being meted out. Martha done did wrong, little question about that, beyond the whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing. She is being served up as a scapegoat for us to vent our anger and frustration at, while Lay, Ebbers and the like, lie quietly in the shadows until all has blown over, and their news is used to line the bird cage and we've all moved on to bigger and better.
Now, I'm no Martha fan, but I do think too much attention is being focused on her, and not the bigger fish. I, for one, would love to see them all serving some serious jail time, in a "real" prison, and being forced to serve meals up to the homeless...many of whom they put there.