[XR7]

Snipes maintained in a years-long battle with the IRS he did not have to pay taxes, using fringe arguments common to "tax protesters" who say the government has no legal right to collect.

What happened to those guys who convinced Snipes of that and probably did his tax returns for him - and not for free, I am sure?

[Libloather]

Blood suckers.

[TheZMan]

Regardless I bet he doesn’t serve more than a couple days.

[Prole]

""I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance."

Hey, I am a white male who is "unschooled in the science of law and finance (whatever that means)," plus I am also "passionate about seeking the truth." Does this mean I no longer have to answer to the IRS each year?

Unless he is sent to a Federal Pen, I believe Vegas odds are that he actually serves less than a year of that so-called "sentence."

[FoxInSocks]

U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges said Snipes exhibited a "history of contempt over a period of time" for U.S. tax laws

I exhibit contempt for the tax laws every day of the year.

[OeOeO]

Good lord,just take the pound of flesh he owes and not an ounce more. How do these tax collectors for the welfare state get away with this crap?

[Calpernia]

Sniper NO Sniping!

[ikka]

I thought that a few months ago he successfully got a not guilty verdict in this case?

[bigbob]

Hasn’t this judge hear, he’s a Hollywood Celebrity!

[1rudeboy]

What happened to those guys who convinced Snipes of that and probably did his tax returns for him - and not for free, I am sure?

Heck, I'm wondering what happened to those FReepers who claimed he would get off because he's famous?

[txzman]

It wasn’t the non-filing that got him the jail sentence. It was the manner in which he thumbed his nose at the IRS before and after that did it.

Many, many common folks have to do nothing more than pay the money when they fail to file.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Lol! Woody Harrelson as a character witness?! Lol!

[MovementConservative]

So he gets to do time in a minimum security prison. big deal. He’ll be paroled in 16 months. At least he is going to jail though. Probably the same place Pete Rose went.

[SunkenCiv]

He owes $2.7 million? More than I’m likely to make in my lifetime.

As punishment, Snipes is going to be cryonically frozen until 2032.

[Old Seadog]

Bye, bye Wes

[Cheburashka]

They got 4 1/2 and 10 years.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-bk-wesley-snipes-sentencing-042408,0,1299381.story

[Eye of Unk]

Makes me feel better about my long term plans of buying a large sailboat and leaving the good ole USA behind. I will ghost in and out but I have lost my loyalty for America.

[nyyankeefan]

willey mays hayes doing time.....

the prison will be no more than double A and not the bigs!!!

[Wpin]

Well, Mr Snipes did accomplish something most of us will never have the courage to do...he stood up against the Federal Government unflinchingly for what he believes in. I have the utmost respect for Mr. Snipes for that.

[ovrtaxt]

Tax avoidance and tax evasion are two different things. If I were the judge, however, I’d let the guy go.

The control freaks set up this stupid little game. If you’re good at it, you can structure a lot of savings. It’s a shame that it rquires so much otherwise productive time and energy to live like that though. The Fair Tax would be so much easier.

[kellynla]

and to think all Snipes had to do was FILE his returns while he continued his protest...
oh well, Forrest Gump said it best...