In my mind, bribing public employees and altering SAT results are serious crimes and should result in years not dats in jail. Honest applicants suffer greatly when they loose out to cheats like this criminal.
In my mind, bribing public employees and altering SAT results are serious crimes and should result in years not dats in jail. Honest applicants suffer greatly when they loose out to cheats like this criminal.
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at one time I would have agreed with you. But now? There is no real standard to admissions to any college or university. so to pretend there are to attempt to salvage college reputations is a farce.
As to this case, USC is a private school, so that does not apply. But let's set that aside. To me, the greater crime is accepting the bribe, not offering it, be that person at a public or private institution.
As to Huffman: I see this as a 'victimless crime', in that no one can point to a specific person who was damaged. OK, some kid did not get admitted to USC because Huffman's kid filled that seat. So what did that non-admitted kid do? Chances are he or she went to UCLA, Cal, UCI, Pepperdine or any number of other schools.
As to imprisonment? I am not sure if that would accomplish what is really desired and would cost the gov. money. I would suggest this instead:
Fine her $500,000 (that will get her attention). Then sentence her to 180 days of house arrest. But the house would have to be a 1200 sq. ft. rental property in Pacoima (20 miles north of Beverly Hills) and a very middle to lower middle class town. She would be responsible to pay the rent and food costs.
Tax payers would not be out of pocket and she would be more miserable.