kallend 1,672 #1 July 13, 2005 www.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/business/13WIRE-EBBERS.html?hp&ex=1121313600&en=13bc6694a8391b6e&ei=5094&partner=homepage Ebbers gets 25 years in prison.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #2 July 13, 2005 Quote Ebbers gets 25 years in prison. Good news indeed! I hope the bastard rots in jail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #3 July 13, 2005 the wheels of justice turn slowly but, when the hammer finally falls, it feels good. i think that's a reasonable sentence."Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBSB52 0 #4 July 13, 2005 Quotewww.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/business/13WIRE-EBBERS.html?hp&ex=1121313600&en=13bc6694a8391b6e&ei=5094&partner=homepage Ebbers gets 25 years in prison. Let's just see if a) he shows up, and b) if Bush doesn't pardon him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #5 July 13, 2005 why would bush pardon him? let's just see if an engine falls off a commercial airliner and lands on him. "Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 7 #6 July 13, 2005 QuoteLet's just see if a) he shows up, and b) if Bush doesn't pardon him. Gesse you have to slam Bush at every chance don't you.... I am amazed at your hatred for him..."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #7 July 13, 2005 it's kinda like your computer chassis fan whining in the background isn't it? i don't even hear it anymore. "Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #8 July 13, 2005 QuoteQuotewww.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/business/13WIRE-EBBERS.html?hp&ex=1121313600&en=13bc6694a8391b6e&ei=5094&partner=homepage Ebbers gets 25 years in prison. Let's just see if a) he shows up, and b) if Bush doesn't pardon him. Hmmm. Amazingly, thsi bad deed goes punished, even though he did head a corporation. So, I guess my question for you is: "Is it wrong to take other people's money?" My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 18 #9 July 13, 2005 As it should be........"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #10 July 13, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuotewww.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/business/13WIRE-EBBERS.html?hp&ex=1121313600&en=13bc6694a8391b6e&ei=5094&partner=homepage Ebbers gets 25 years in prison. Let's just see if a) he shows up, and b) if Bush doesn't pardon him. Hmmm. Amazingly, thsi bad deed goes punished, even though he did head a corporation. So, I guess my question for you is: "Is it wrong to take other people's money?" Not if you believe its yours not theirs, apparently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #11 July 13, 2005 Doubtful, Worldcom's boss Shows was a democrat. OF course, now everyone will start screaming that out of all the corp scandals this was the only one thats led to jail time, and the only one that involved a democrat voting CEO. heh heh heh. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #12 July 13, 2005 QuoteDoubtful, Worldcom's boss Shows was a democrat. OF course, now everyone will start screaming that out of all the corp scandals this was the only one thats led to jail time, and the only one that involved a democrat voting CEO. heh heh heh. See what we are up against? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #13 July 13, 2005 you must be replying to ebsb52. i'm assuming you're saying that it's doubtful that bush will pardon ebbers."Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,150 #14 July 13, 2005 I am still waiting for the Enron trial..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #15 July 13, 2005 QuoteI am still waiting for the Enron trial..... After this, do you think the Enron guys are going to stick around to see what they get? I'm guessing they will flee the country, but then again, they don't think they did anything wrong. JudyBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,150 #16 July 13, 2005 I don't think the Enron Execs will get anything close to this sentence...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #17 July 13, 2005 Greedy bastard got what he had coming to him. Have to feel sorry for the guy's wife though. Ebbers lived the charmed life for a long time before the SOB got greedy and turned to the dark side. Amazing how he ended up where he did. I agree Kallend - a most welcome outcome. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #18 July 13, 2005 Quoteyou must be replying to ebsb52. i'm assuming you're saying that it's doubtful that bush will pardon ebbers. Actually I was trying to have a bit of fun given the reaction of some of the more incendiary posters on the forum. It surprised me that "the left" hadn't jumped on the democratic thing as evidence of a conspiracy. I was also wondering if democratic CEOs were as bad as republican CEOs, or if their position cancelled out party affiliation and made them evil in the eyes of the anti-corp guys here. Disclosure: I dont believe corporations are evil. I simply believe that some have major ethical issues that should be dealt with. (and from what I know of the new SOX stuff it seems to be getting under control on the finances side). TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #19 July 13, 2005 Um...HealthSouth, anyone?-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias 0 #20 July 13, 2005 Nice! One reason Bush created the Corporate Fraud Task Force last July was to investigate whether white-collar criminals get the punishment they deserve. Carpe Diem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahegeman 0 #21 July 13, 2005 Without disagreeing that he deserves every year of that, its worth noting that you can murder someone in this country without getting that much time. Even with time off for good behavior, the earliest he can get out is 2027.--------------------------------------------------------------- There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'. --Dave Barry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #22 July 14, 2005 he ruined a lot more than just one life. And I think you're talking about manslaughter, rather than a planned murder, just as he planned his crime. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahegeman 0 #23 July 14, 2005 No, I meant murder. The average time served for murderers released in 2001 in Illinios, for example, was under 14 years. Justify however you want which crime is worse, I'm not trying to say either is. Its just something to think about. Which would you rather have walking the streets?--------------------------------------------------------------- There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'. --Dave Barry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #24 July 14, 2005 QuoteIt was just more than three years ago that the fraud at WorldCom began to come to light QuoteBut the judge said she would take written arguments over the next six weeks on whether she should allow Ebbers to remain out of prison while he appeals his conviction, a process likely to take at least a year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBSB52 0 #25 July 14, 2005 Quotewhy would bush pardon him? let's just see if an engine falls off a commercial airliner and lands on him. Thiefs of a feather flock together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
