I'm thinking that maybe it seems like blacks are getting targeted since we are discussing high profile athletic cases only (OJ, Bonds, Vick, etc.).

If you take a look at the other high profile cases, you could argue that there are a lot of white people being made an example of also. In fact, half of what the criminal justice system does is try to make examples out of people as a deterrent.

Just some other cases that you may have forgotten about:

Andrew Fastow/ conspiracy- 10 years
Mrs. Fastow (WIFE!)/ 1 year for tax charge, failing to report his kick-backs
Ben Glisan Jr. (enron tresurer)/ 5-years
John Rigas (Adelphia)/ 15-years
Tim Rigas (his son)/ 20-years
Bernie Ebbers/ Worldcom- 13-25 years.

I could go on an on. Kozlowski, Martha Stewart, Mark Swartz, Frank Quattrone, Kirk Shelton...

All of these people are serving actual jail time. 15 years is a long time when you are 55 years old.


My point is just that the media latches on to the guys that we talk about because everybody knows who they are.

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