Posted on 06/29/2009 8:37:59 AM PDT by Ed25
Excellent
It seems, from what I’ve read,(I only know what I read on this one, so there ya go) that some/many of the folks who gave him their money were sure that he had some “secret” to obtain higher than normal returns.
A two way street for some who want his head on a pike.
You forget, many of those who claim to have been scammed actually made millions with Bernie. They got 12% to 16% on their money for many years.
Are you suggesting that they should return those ill-gotten gains?
So maybe I’m an idiot then.
Shows where Liberals' treasure is.
He stole billions of dollars. He CAN’T make restitution. He should be in jail - in a cage - fed food and water - then thrown to the sharks. He’s a LOSER!LOSER!!!LOSER!LOSER!LOSER!LOSER!LOSER!LOSER!LOSER!
No. But for theft on this massive a scale then there will never be restitution. He can't earn enough to begin to compensate all the people who's financial lives he's ruined. So if he's broken the law then he deserves to be punished for his actions. Remember, his fraud was deliberate, he knew what he was doing was illegal. And at the same time he was stealing billions from his customers, hundreds of millions of it was financing an opulent lifestyle for him and his family. His actions deserve the maximum punishment allowed by the law. Which is exactly what he got.
I missed that he was already jailed, maybe there is some justice left in the US after all.
they tried to work a deal but Bernie came off to the judge and the prosecutor as a double talking, misleading liar.......I think that kinda pissed off the judge
The fact that he's old isn't relevant to what punishment he deserves.
Madoff has potentially ruined the lives of maybe 1000's of people. How do you suggest he be punished, if not with jail time?
If he were a congressman, he’d be in line for a raise.
He pled guilty. No bail, no appeal, other than the sentence perhaps.
Something to say about PERSPECTIVE.
His wife has lost everything and is being left with a little over 2million dollars. Poor woman, how will she manage to scrape by.
However, if I walked out of a courtroom with $2mil, I would be jumping for joy.....
But NOT comparing his sentence to anything else - yeah - I'm glad he'll never see light of day again, sure.
This is a classic case of mob mentality - "Kill him! Tear him apart! We want to see his blood!"
This is just sick. He's a human being.
If you are an idiot, then so am I. This man is not a serial killer that is a danger to society. I am simply horrified at our justice system.
Our own governments Social Security scam is no less than a ponzi scheme. Welfare healthcare will be the same.
As a matter of fact, I've not seen one penny of return on the taxes we've paid all our working lives except our dirt road being leveled every few years and the military keeping our nation safe. The rest is simply stolen from us. We'll never benefit from any of it.
You're not an idiot FRiend. From what I understand, Madoff is a very arrogant, little man. He literally turned himself in when his scheme finally failed....a classic "don't look at the man behind the curtain" defense. He's the tip of the iceberg, you don't scam $36 billion without friends. He's a fallguy. Let's hope the investigations continue....
Yeah. I think so, too. The mob mentality associated with all of this stinks to high heaven.
Those who were ripped off by Madoff have the right to be outraged, but everyone else is acting as though he stole from them, too. He didn't. The "kill him! Kill him!!" outrage has been mass produced by the media. They must have a reason. In my opinion, there's people involved here we're not suppose to know about. Most of his clients were stereo typical of the left wing base.
It’s about the crime/law not the particulars of the individual.
Or it should be.
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