Jail Times....

An Email I put out:

Who received the longest jail term.

A) The man who committed DUI manslaughter.
B) The man who funded an illegal dog fighting ring.
C) The man who fixed NBA games for the mob.
D) The man who committed Felony assault while beating the crap out his girlfriend .
E) The man who stole a bike.



Answer: E

A) Donte Stallworth - NFL Receiver - (from wiki) Stallworth was charged with DUI and second degree manslaughter on April 1, 2009; he surrendered to police on April 2, 2009 and was released on $200,000 bail.[10] He pleaded guilty, and received a sentence of 30 days in jail, plus 1,000 hours of community service, 2 years of house arrest, and 8 years probation.[11] He has also received a life-time suspension of his driver's license.[12]

The Associated Press reported on June 16, 2009, that Stallworth and the Reyes family reached a financial agreement, avoiding a civil lawsuit. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.

B) Michael Vick - NFL Quarterback - (from wiki) On December 10, Vick appeared in U.S. District Court in Richmond for sentencing. Judge Hudson said he was "convinced that it was not a momentary lack of judgment" on Vick's part, and that Vick was a "full partner" in the dog fighting ring, and he was sentenced to serve 23 months in federal prison.[50] Hudson also noted that, despite Vick's claims that he accepted responsibility for his actions, his failure to cooperate fully with Federal officials coupled with a failed drug test and a failed polygraph showed that Vick had not accepted full responsibility for "promoting, funding and facilitating this cruel and inhumane sporting activity" .... BUT: State charges: n late November, 2008 Vick was transported to Virginia to face the state charges.[57] On November 25, he appeared before the Surry County Circuit Court at a session held in neighboring Sussex County (because the Surry court building was undergoing renovation). He submitted a guilty plea to a single Virginia felony charge for dog fighting, receiving a 3 year prison sentence, imposition of which was suspended upon condition of good behavior, and $2500 fine. In return for the plea agreement, the other charge was dropped.

C) Tim Donaghy - NBA Ref - (from wiki): On July 29, 2008, Donaghy was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 15 months (he had faced 33 months, but Judge Carol Amon gave him credit for his cooperation) in prison for setting off the gambling scandal that tarnished the league's reputation and raised questions about the integrity of its officiating. His lawyer, John Lauro, had asked Judge Amon for probation.

D)Chris Brown - Singer- (AP) Brown will be sentenced on Aug. 5, but the terms of the plea deal call for him to serve five years of formal probation and six months - roughly 1,400 hours - of community labor. Brown will be able to complete his probation in his home state of Virginia; he will have to do either graffiti removal or roadside cleanup for his service.

E) Lee Monroe Crider - Thief - (from espn.com) One of the two men involved in the 2008 theft of a rare Lance Armstrong bike will be sentenced to a three-year prison term next week. Lee Monroe Crider, 40, pleaded no contest June 1 to second-degree burglary and grand theft, the Sacramento Bee reported on its Web site, citing court documents. Crider is scheduled to return to court next Monday for sentencing, the Bee reported.

Corporate Parenting

So if Corporate(RIAA/MPAA) is a Parent and Consumer the child, Corporate didn't practice some basic parenting skills. Starting with Napster, consumers were not behaving.. They slapped consumer, and said no and took Napster away. New ways were found to not behave by the consumer, again, heavy handed parenting took place with law suits and threats. This leads to contempt and other issues with the consumer/child. The parenting skill is this, when a child is doing something wrong, you let them know, and then offer an alternative activity to replace the original. The RIAA/MPAA as soon as Napster hit the internet should have been looking for the alternative activity, instead they used heavy handed tactics. Now it will take many years of therapy to bring the consumer/corporate relationship back to a decent working level.