tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post2234717769977349278..comments2024-01-16T22:31:44.531-05:00Comments on Haphazard Life: SentencingJazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-47475652615924902662010-02-18T02:02:51.935-05:002010-02-18T02:02:51.935-05:00His sentence is to be alone? As if a person who c...His sentence is to be alone? As if a person who can coldly ruin people financially has meaningful relationships to lose?tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-85920727526244022242010-02-18T00:50:03.123-05:002010-02-18T00:50:03.123-05:00He doesn't get to come out of jail and have al...He doesn't get to come out of jail and have all that money I hope. I guess we can all just hope that his life will suck.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-36090876560589169532010-02-17T10:24:40.989-05:002010-02-17T10:24:40.989-05:00Sully - Good of you to hold back
Gaelyn - Shoulda...Sully - Good of you to hold back<br /><br />Gaelyn - Shoulda maybe but you're in Canadia here<br /><br />e - I'm not for the death penalty either. But I think the Canadian justice system metes out ridiculously lenient sentences<br /><br />Ian - indeed<br /><br />XUP - As I had said in my previous post on him despite what his victims might say, they do have their part of responsibility in this. He wasn't even board certified. Call me paranoid but there's no way I would invest with someone who isn't backed by a known and respected financial institution. As for the government slashing pensions, the whole idea is despicable. Those of you who have pensions have been paying for them, and whether it's government or private companies, slashing pensions is just as wrong as anything Jones ever did. As for those $30 billion, I don't even want to go there... But a the government or the big corporations won't ever go to jail for their crimes. Gotta love impunity.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-90247089599883046272010-02-17T10:08:21.685-05:002010-02-17T10:08:21.685-05:00Fuball - Scumbag. Yep.
DD - The cash was never re...Fuball - Scumbag. Yep.<br /><br />DD - The cash was never retrieved. He says it was all spent. I think if he was intelligent enough to get away with it for as long as he did, he's got a nest egg stashed away somewhere.<br /><br />Hagel - He says it was all spent...<br /><br />SAW - Absurdity is the middle name of the Canadian sentencing system.<br /><br />Rachel - go cynic!Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-25956512291985462352010-02-17T10:01:41.032-05:002010-02-17T10:01:41.032-05:00People have to be a lot more careful and less gree...People have to be a lot more careful and less greedy about who they invest with. I don't know the particulars of this guy's case, but I have a hard time feeling too sorry for people who will give their money to some guy with a smooth line because he holds out promises of great returns on their money. Yes, your money doesn't do much for you in the bank or in some safe fund, but it also won't run away. Of course, the slimeballs who take advantage of people's desire to do a little better for themselves should be punished. But in general what you think of as your money doesn't really seem to belong to you anyway. The federal government stole $30 billion from the public service pension fund in 1999 to pay down the national debt. (That's still before the courts, I believe). Now they're telling us that they want to slash the pensions we've contracted for and been paying to because of the current deficit. And the general public thinks that's okay. So this all helps foster and "every man out for himself" attitude toward financial crime. Thank you and good night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-23964087159540470382010-02-16T17:17:50.383-05:002010-02-16T17:17:50.383-05:00Far too short for a bit of excreta like him. He sh...Far too short for a bit of excreta like him. He should get what ole Bernie got. But, knowing Canadian jurisprudence, I'm surprised he didn't get a conditional in lieu of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-12627497589461446542010-02-16T16:57:13.953-05:002010-02-16T16:57:13.953-05:00Bernie Maddoff doesn't compare, but you'r...Bernie Maddoff doesn't compare, but you're right. I don't like the death penalty. Perhaps we should demand tougher penalties for crimes of this kind since they are not in fact victimless...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-9047324690708657452010-02-16T13:42:47.772-05:002010-02-16T13:42:47.772-05:00He should have gotten more, the slimy bas..rd!He should have gotten more, the slimy bas..rd!Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-6160691340143811712010-02-16T12:05:53.586-05:002010-02-16T12:05:53.586-05:00Hardly victimless. Puffing a bit of marijuana, or ...Hardly victimless. Puffing a bit of marijuana, or maybe engaging a prostitute - that's victimless. These snake-oil salesmen have more victims than most wars. They include not only the people defrauded, but almost the entire tax-payer base of your country. They are miserable bastards who should receive no pity.<br /><br />(I was going to tell you how I really felt, but decided to go soft on them :-) )Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-64122645858601606462010-02-16T11:07:37.319-05:002010-02-16T11:07:37.319-05:0022 months for destroying the lives of 158 families...22 months for destroying the lives of 158 families (which is much more than most violent crimes ever manage to acheive!)?<br /><br />Outrageous! The cynic is me says "well, what can we expect in a plutocracy?" (Which as an aside is the natural consequence of capitalistic 'democracies'.--dont let me get started on that.)Rachelhttp://rachelslessonslearned.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-89819915012778317722010-02-16T10:13:28.969-05:002010-02-16T10:13:28.969-05:00A lack of phsycial harm does not a victim-less cri...A lack of phsycial harm does not a victim-less crime make. It's absurd that he's only getting 22 months.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-56145070659525312392010-02-16T09:59:44.351-05:002010-02-16T09:59:44.351-05:00Are they making him repay the money or does he get...Are they making him repay the money or does he get to keep it all? Because i'm thinking 11 years in prison, plenty of time to read and if there was 50million at the end of it? Yeah ok i'm not cut out for a life of crime either but still.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-34013876742489942002010-02-16T09:52:16.319-05:002010-02-16T09:52:16.319-05:0022 months for $50 million? Not bad rate of return....22 months for $50 million? Not bad rate of return. Was all the cash retrieved or has he a stash somewhere. The message is obvious: it's worth trying this sort of crime because, hey, if you get caught it ain't so bad.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-36221724279820578092010-02-16T09:35:27.564-05:002010-02-16T09:35:27.564-05:00it's a shame isn't it? it can be argued th...it's a shame isn't it? it can be argued that crimes like this that involve stealing from others cause more crimes than drugs or alcohol. the long reach of stealing a family's life-savings could never be put to a ruler, but yeah - this guy is a scumbagfuriousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.com