martha Stewert

[Senior]

Originally posted by Leviathan:
Hardly dumb? Personally I don't think she's all that smart... Using unethical buisness practices is definately not a smart way of doing buisness now is it? Hopefully she won't just get a slap on the wrist and I hope those fucks from Enron are next.

Have the Enron guys even been charged yet?

[AGROculture]

AND THIS IS WHY I LOVE AMERICA!!!!

OJ Simpson, Kobe Bryant who I think are guilty et etc etc
Will all remain free while Martha will be punished for her crimes
although they're so much more smaller than Double Homocide and Rape

[Senior]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1780075.stm

[miss.myra]

I love how people enjoy criticizing the American justice system for being way too harsh until it comes to someone famous, then they're too lenient.

[Hot Karl]

aren't there bigger fish to fry?

note: peope hate, but she has wicked recipes.

[*spacecase*]

her prison cell is going to be really pretty and have lots of nice accesories.

[Leviathan]

I agree that the direct impact of murder and rape are much more harsh than white collar crimes. The big problem with white collar crimes is you never get to see the real victims. No one gets to see the devastation left on the families who lost all their retirement savings when Enron collapsed and such. In Marthas case I'm not exactly %100 sure on what happened. The thing is, a precedent has to eventually be set for these types of crimes as they become more and more popular and can affect a great deal of people....I will not argue that there are bigger fish to fry than Martha but she has to be dealt with appropriately and so does everyone else in similiar situations. White collar crime is still a crime. You know I'm suprised you can't buy the OJ trial on dvd yet :)

Originally posted by AGROculture
AND THIS IS WHY I LOVE AMERICA!!!!

OJ Simpson, Kobe Bryant who I think are guilty et etc etc
Will all remain free while Martha will be punished for her crimes
although they're so much more smaller than Double Homocide and Rape

[lildonkey]

Originally posted by Jingles


Excuse me?
think what you want of Martha - but keep your narrowminded views of 'homemaking' to yourself

that woman built a fucking empire and she came from dirt -- hardly dumb

BAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH!!!!! hey wheres your VAGINA POWER sidekick mistresspankme....

[tested01]

there is no point in putting martha in jail.

shes not a danger to the public and it would just be a waste of taxpayers cash.

just fuckin take her stocks and company away from her.
serve tht bitch up

[Erica]

holyyyy...totally missed this thread until now. but i still stand by the fact that this is still a male-driven world, and that has had impact on this case. when i made this comment, i was especially thinking about the enron case and how many people's lives that completely destroyed. no justice has been brought to the case yet, and they're already charging martha. no, i am not excusing her actions, because they were wrong, but so many things that were MUCH WORSE have happened and no justice was served there. she didn't directly hurt anybody with what she did. and enron isn't the only example...there were other cases mentionned in this thread, and that's only been the tip of the iceberg in history. i still completely stand by my point and although it may not always be apparent on the surface, this still IS a very male-driven world.

[inkster]

i say this not knowing that much about the enron case, but i'd probably wager the lack of justice there has more to do with politics than with penises.

[ebbomega]

^^ There's a difference?

[crookedking]

Originally posted by miss.myra
FREEEEEEEEEEEE MARTHA

yeah! screw tibet!

[Mr.Wrong]

martha stewarts a sucker

[Leviathan]

The Enron ordeal is far from being over and involves alot more people then the Martha case did, hence it will take longer. Just because they are males has nothing to do with it.

HOUSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors are going after the lavish homes of two former top Enron Corp. executives accused of duping investors.

The $4.7 million home of former CEO Jeffrey Skilling and the $950,000 residence of ex-top accountant Richard Causey are among many forfeiture actions pending against defendants in Enron-related criminal cases.

The property not only includes mansions but cars, vacation property and even a necklace and bracelet set dripping with diamonds and sapphires.

In the case against Skilling and Causey, the government also wants cash - more than $50 million for Skilling and about $3 million for Causey. Prosecutors also want to seize a Dallas townhouse Skilling bought two years ago that is occupied by his daughter.

Skilling and Causey have pleaded innocent to fraud, conspiracy and insider trading charges. The forfeiture cases will be considered after the criminal charges are resolved.

Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow agreed to turn over $23.8 million in cash and property when he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in January.

Several former executives of Enron's defunct broadband unit also face forfeiture actions, mostly targeting cash that has been frozen in bank and brokerage accounts. Former Enron Broadband CEO Kenneth Rice also has been barred from selling four targeted vehicles - including a Ferrari - and property in Telluride, Colo.

Last year U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore, who is presiding over the broadband case, allowed prosecutors to seize a platinum, diamond and sapphire necklace and bracelet set Rice bought in 2000. But she issued a restraining order on the other Rice property, as well as cash held in the names of other broadband defendants. Their trial is slated for Oct. 4.
2004-02-27 21:02:16 GMT

Originally posted by Erica
holyyyy...totally missed this thread until now. but i still stand by the fact that this is still a male-driven world, and that has had impact on this case. when i made this comment, i was especially thinking about the enron case and how many people's lives that completely destroyed. no justice has been brought to the case yet, and they're already charging martha. no, i am not excusing her actions, because they were wrong, but so many things that were MUCH WORSE have happened and no justice was served there. she didn't directly hurt anybody with what she did. and enron isn't the only example...there were other cases mentionned in this thread, and that's only been the tip of the iceberg in history. i still completely stand by my point and although it may not always be apparent on the surface, this still IS a very male-driven world.