Felicity Huffman guilty plea gets her 4 months of jail

[Anonymous]

Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

Woah, where is this? I thought usually that is fine not jail time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

Woah, where is this? I thought usually that is fine not jail time!

You thought wrong. African-American single mother living in public housing used her father’s address, where they sometimes stayed. “After a seven-day jury trial, Kelley Williams-Bolar was found guilty of two third-degree felonies — with a sentence of five years in prison each.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/26/mom-jailed-for-enrolling-kids-in-wrong-school-district/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

Woah, where is this? I thought usually that is fine not jail time!

You thought wrong. African-American single mother living in public housing used her father’s address, where they sometimes stayed. “After a seven-day jury trial, Kelley Williams-Bolar was found guilty of two third-degree felonies — with a sentence of five years in prison each.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/26/mom-jailed-for-enrolling-kids-in-wrong-school-district/

People bring this up a lot and I agree there's a huge discrepancy in how minorities are treated by the system. THAT SAID, Kelly WIlliams-Bolar was only found GUILTY of the felonies which came up to 5 years in prison. In effect she was sentenced to only 10 days in jail.

She was sentenced last week to 10 days in county jail and put on three years of probation.

She will also be required to perform community service, the Beacon Journal reported.


https://www.scarymommy.com/kelley-williams-bolar-jailed-college-scandal/

https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133306180/Mother-Jailed-For-School-Fraud-Flares-Controversy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

Woah, where is this? I thought usually that is fine not jail time!

You thought wrong. African-American single mother living in public housing used her father’s address, where they sometimes stayed. “After a seven-day jury trial, Kelley Williams-Bolar was found guilty of two third-degree felonies — with a sentence of five years in prison each.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/26/mom-jailed-for-enrolling-kids-in-wrong-school-district/

People bring this up a lot and I agree there's a huge discrepancy in how minorities are treated by the system. THAT SAID, Kelly WIlliams-Bolar was only found GUILTY of the felonies which came up to 5 years in prison. In effect she was sentenced to only 10 days in jail.

She was sentenced last week to 10 days in county jail and put on three years of probation.

She will also be required to perform community service, the Beacon Journal reported.


https://www.scarymommy.com/kelley-williams-bolar-jailed-college-scandal/

https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133306180/Mother-Jailed-For-School-Fraud-Flares-Controversy

10 days in jail is still unfair. Yes it is illegal, but this mom wanted a better school for her kid. Community service for a low income, single mom who likely can't miss work or worse, may be fired over this? Her father is a resident in the school district, they could have worked out a plan to accommodate this child. No comparison to what wealthy celebrities did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

Woah, where is this? I thought usually that is fine not jail time!

You thought wrong. African-American single mother living in public housing used her father’s address, where they sometimes stayed. “After a seven-day jury trial, Kelley Williams-Bolar was found guilty of two third-degree felonies — with a sentence of five years in prison each.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/26/mom-jailed-for-enrolling-kids-in-wrong-school-district/

People bring this up a lot and I agree there's a huge discrepancy in how minorities are treated by the system. THAT SAID, Kelly WIlliams-Bolar was only found GUILTY of the felonies which came up to 5 years in prison. In effect she was sentenced to only 10 days in jail.

She was sentenced last week to 10 days in county jail and put on three years of probation.

She will also be required to perform community service, the Beacon Journal reported.


https://www.scarymommy.com/kelley-williams-bolar-jailed-college-scandal/

https://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133306180/Mother-Jailed-For-School-Fraud-Flares-Controversy

10 days in jail is still unfair. Yes it is illegal, but this mom wanted a better school for her kid. Community service for a low income, single mom who likely can't miss work or worse, may be fired over this? Her father is a resident in the school district, they could have worked out a plan to accommodate this child. No comparison to what wealthy celebrities did.

I never said it was fair or unfair. Just pointing out the facts and there's a huge discrepancy between 5 years and 10 days in jail (she actually got out in 9 for good behavior).

[Anonymous]

10 days in jail is more than equitable. Everyone wants a better school district for their kids. If everyone did this, think about how it would end up. 10 days is enough to deter other people from doing it and punishes her for what she did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some poor woman is serving 5 years for falsifying her address to get her daughter into a better public school district. 4 months seems like the typical slap on the wrist for a rich white lady.

Woah, where is this? I thought usually that is fine not jail time!

You thought wrong. African-American single mother living in public housing used her father’s address, where they sometimes stayed. “After a seven-day jury trial, Kelley Williams-Bolar was found guilty of two third-degree felonies — with a sentence of five years in prison each.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/26/mom-jailed-for-enrolling-kids-in-wrong-school-district/

That's awful! That poor woman!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10 days in jail is more than equitable. Everyone wants a better school district for their kids. If everyone did this, think about how it would end up. 10 days is enough to deter other people from doing it and punishes her for what she did.

I agree there are huge problems with the treatment of minorities in the legal system, this woman essentially stole tuition by sending her child to a different school district. I think 10 days is completely appropriate. It's a completely different issue than what Felicity Huffman did and I don't think they can be compared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:10 days in jail is more than equitable. Everyone wants a better school district for their kids. If everyone did this, think about how it would end up. 10 days is enough to deter other people from doing it and punishes her for what she did.

I agree there are huge problems with the treatment of minorities in the legal system, this woman essentially stole tuition by sending her child to a different school district. I think 10 days is completely appropriate. It's a completely different issue than what Felicity Huffman did and I don't think they can be compared.

That seems to be lost on the PP that brought this up. That and the actual facts of the case. But sensational headlines are better to post.