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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say 1 year in prison an $5M fine (10x the bribe).  That’s enough to make people sit up and pay attention.[/quote]

I say a $5M or more fine, but no prison because they aren’t dangerous.  Hit them where they care the most- their pocketbooks.[/quote]

If you want to hit them where they care the most, put them in prison.  That hits them in their vanity, pride, reputation and public image.  Even the 2 week stint that Felicity Huffman served (she actually only served 11 days), was still a major hit.  She's now a convicted felon, and the thing that most people will remember the most about her is that she went to prison.  And Lori Loughlin is far more invested in her vanity and pride than Huffman was.  Even 2 weeks in the "Club Fed" prison where Huffman served is likely to be a crushing blow to Loughlin's vanity.  Since she was already a C-lister to begin with, this would also probably effectively end her Hollywood career.  It's far harder to convey that fresh face wholesomeness that was pretty much the only thing that got her hired, when people associate you with being a major cheat, felon and convict.[/quote]

You're really mean..and wrong.  And probably jealous.[/quote]

No, I'm not.  First, Loughlin is worth $6M and her husband is worth $80M and that is only in personal worth, that does not include his future earning potentials as a fashion designer with many lucrative clients (such as Target).  $5M is nothing to them.

As for the image and vanity issue, stop and consider.  The various families and parents who have plead guilty have shown contrition and remorse and agreed to their penalties.  The 19 or so parents who have plead not guilty are defiant and unperturbed by their accusations.  There is no remorse and the fact that they have been given three plea bargains and continue to plead not guilty shows that they still feel they have done nothing wrong.  After the first charge, she showed up at court, smiling, waving to her fans, signing autographs.  She was bring friendly with the prosecution attorneys, still not showing any sign of guilt or remorse.  She has played the part of Hollywood starlet and kissed up to the media and fans as if there is nothing in the world wrong.  Then she goes home and gives her best Scarlett O'Hara and talks about the stress that she's under.  Right.

As for the guilt and remorse, how they can possibly think that they can get off is beyond me.  First, there is no misunderstanding that they thought they were going through official channels. The facts are pretty clear that this was not an authorized channeel for donation to the school.  Rick Singer was a coach and not a member of the school administration.  They paid money to a private non-profit owned by the coach that had no affiliation with the school.  They were requested to send photos of the candidates in work-out clothes to simulate being athletes.  They were asked to position their children on rowing machines to simulate being crew members.  They were being accepted as recruits for a sport that their children had never participated in (really, do you think that collegiate schools offer acceptance into school sporting teams to students who have never participated in that sport?)   They specifically sought out Rick Spring as they admitted that they knew that their children's test scores and academic credentials were below the currently accepted standards that the school was accepting.  Instead of paying money directly to the institution, like Jared Kushner's father did, they sought out someone who had a reputation for fixing such situations who offered services to parents such as changing standardized test scores, having "proofers" review the kids test scores and change answers before submitting the test forms, claiming learning disabilities to get children accommodations such as extra time for standardized tests, and faking participation in sports for athletic consideration.  The emails that have been submitted to the court show an complicit understanding of what was happening and cooperating with what are clearly illegal and unethical methods to game the system.  It is very clear that they have extremely weak morals and no remorse or guilt that they did anything wrong, despite all signs clearly showing that they were specifically lying and cheating to gain what they wanted.  The vanity and entitlement of the rich.

As for jealous, no I'm not.  Not even close.  I am not jealous of anyone who gets ahead by lying and cheating.[/quote]

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