Felicity Huffman handed prison time over college admissions
Newsbot @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:25 am
Title: Felicity Huffman handed prison time over college admissions scandal
Category: Uncle Sam
Posted By: BeaverFever
Date: 2019-09-15 09:20:33
BeaverFever @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:25 am
14 days in jail, a fine and some community service.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege” 
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
Freakinoldguy @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:35 am
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
14 days in jail, a fine and some community service.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
I thought how fucking unfair but then I got to thinking. There had to be more to this than what meets the eye and of course there was. All I had to do was Google McDowell's name and this popped up.
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After McDowell’s arrest was nationally reported, outrage ensued, and a petition was established online calling for the charges against her to be dropped. But larceny wasn’t the only charge McDowell faced. In 2011, she was arrested again, this time on suspicion of attempting to sell drugs to and offering an undercover police officer a prostitute.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tanya ... entencing/
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to wallow in my white privilege because to do otherwise would sully McDowell's victim status as person unjustly punished by the "old white mans" system.
As for Felicity Huffman, she got about what she deserved given she didn't bribe her kids way into university by building a wing on the University Hospital or Library. This shit has been going on since they invented Universities and the only reason these people are in hot water is because they used a "middle man" and cut out the University from the direct profits.
Mowich @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:28 pm
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
14 days in jail, a fine and some community service.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
I thought how fucking unfair but then I got to thinking. There had to be more to this than what meets the eye and of course there was. All I had to do was Google McDowell's name and this popped up.
$1:
After McDowell’s arrest was nationally reported, outrage ensued, and a petition was established online calling for the charges against her to be dropped. But larceny wasn’t the only charge McDowell faced. In 2011, she was arrested again, this time on suspicion of attempting to sell drugs to and offering an undercover police officer a prostitute.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tanya ... entencing/
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to wallow in my white privilege because to do otherwise would sully McDowell's victim status as person unjustly punished by the "old white mans" system.
As for Felicity Huffman, she got about what she deserved given she didn't bribe her kids way into university by building a wing on the University Hospital or Library. This shit has been going on since they invented Universities and the only reason these people are in hot water is because they used a "middle man" and cut out the University from the direct profits.
Agreed in full, Freakin'
BeaverFever @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:25 pm
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
14 days in jail, a fine and some community service.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
I thought how fucking unfair but then I got to thinking. There had to be more to this than what meets the eye and of course there was. All I had to do was Google McDowell's name and this popped up.
$1:
After McDowell’s arrest was nationally reported, outrage ensued, and a petition was established online calling for the charges against her to be dropped. But larceny wasn’t the only charge McDowell faced. In 2011, she was arrested again, this time on suspicion of attempting to sell drugs to and offering an undercover police officer a prostitute.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tanya ... entencing/
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to wallow in my white privilege because to do otherwise would sully McDowell's victim status as person unjustly punished by the "old white mans" system.
As for Felicity Huffman, she got about what she deserved given she didn't bribe her kids way into university by building a wing on the University Hospital or Library. This shit has been going on since they invented Universities and the only reason these people are in hot water is because they used a "middle man" and cut out the University from the direct profits.
Let’s be clear: she was sentenced to five years in prison for the fake address/school switching. FULL STOP
The other charges were a separate matter that happened LATER. They came with their own sentence in a separate trial and are irrelevant to the five year sentence for faking her kid’s school district. And these other charges we’ re talking about involve a homeless person living in a van who was targeted by undercover police sting enforcing “morality” laws . Do they not have more important people to target than a homeless mother living in a van susceptible to offers for a few dollars from mere “morality” offences ? If only police spent as much time on REAL criminals. That’s why I said the layers of discrimination are beyond description, there are so many to list: from the impoverished and funding-starved schools in black districts to the harsh laws preventing people from switching school districts to the aggressive over-policing of vulnerable people, to the harsh draconian sentences for minor and “morality” offences, to the stunning contrast of all of the above to the privileged treatment of the wealthy.
Im not saying Huffman should have gotten worse, I’m saying it exposes the shameless hypocrisy of a society that prosecutes and punishes blacks and poor people so harshly in the name of justice then puts on the kid gloves for the privileged elite. Remember the multimillionaire DuPont heir who pleaded guilty to raping and sodomizing his kids and got zero jail time? Remember Affluenza boy? But the homeless black woman who wants her preschooler to go to the White kindergarten? BURN HER.
Thanos @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:36 pm
There's probably no one here who disagrees with the insanity of the American "zero tolerance" legal mindset, especially in the red states. Hell, even Bart thinks most of it is insanity. You're picking a fight where there isn't one, Beave, as there's (most likely) no one here racist enough to agree with any of that shit American politicians and district attorneys keep doing to get themselves elected. "Tough on crime", my ass. To borrow from pro wrestling's lingo, it's all just stunt-booking, tossing out some kind of spectacle in order to wow the rubes to distract them from how the rich fuckers keep destroying everything.
BTW there was one of these cases that happened in Ohio, but saner heads prevailed. First the judge gave the defendant only ten days in jail for the offense when a sentence of five years was the legal guideline. Second Governor John Kasich, of all people, gave the person partial clemency by changing the status of the offense from a felony to a misdemeanour. That's on par with Huffman's sentence, and considerably more lenient that what Lori Loughlin is looking at considering she dug her heels in and refused to cut a deal with the California prosecutors the same way Huffman was smart enough to do. Loughlin is potentially looking at a forty-year sentence if she gets a judge that's no-mercy or is aiming to look tough on arrogant rich bitches going into an election year.
As for American society being a sick one, well, you'll get no argument on most of that from me. Their rapid decline into social, legal, and economic madness is the great tragedy of the last thirty years, and it's made worse by the readily apparent reality that the way they thing just keeps getting worse with each passing day. 
BeaverFever @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:08 pm
Even in the Ohio case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, criminal charges aren’t reasonable. And for the record that woman wasn’t sentenced to ten days, she sentenced to 2 concurrent 5year sentences, SUSPENDED after 10 days served
In that case, the single black working mom, who was a teacher’s aide and university student, used her dads home address to get her kids into the better public school. Her dad was a caregiver to the children and the family divided their time living at both locations especially after their own home in public housing was burglarized. This is not even illegal in Canada. I could totally call my daughters school tomorrow and tell them she needs to transfer to her grandparent’s/nanny's/babysitters district because that’s who does the before and after school care. And they would just give me forms to fill out. Only in the US with its historical segregation of black people is switching school districts so difficult and worthy of jail time for those who do so without proper authorization. And it always seems to be black people trying to escape the horribly neglected black schools.
Williams-Bolar is fortunate and lucky to have escaped the fate of mcdowell, being that a university student is higher in the US social order than a homeless woman. And while her 10-day sentence was the precedent used for the Huffman sentence these are not similar crimes. Huffman knowingly committed an illegal act by payinga bribe to falsify SAT scores. This woman engaged in a common practice rhat us rarely punished and didn’t believe she had done anything wrong let alone criminal. She and her father were charged with kafkaesque crime of “theft of public education”. How the fuck can you steal public education? The school district in Williams-Bolar’s father’s community met all 26 of the state’s educational standards while her community’s school district only met 4. Sounds to me like the real people guilty of “theft of public education “ are the scumbags in state and local government who allow such deplorable conditions on the first place, stealing a future from these kids.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.theatla ... le/597979/
housewife @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:55 pm
BeaverFever you’re forgetting one HUGE difference between our system and theirs. It’s my understanding that everything is voted on so the area that votes for more funding gets it, it’s paid for by the district for the district. The district she was in couldn’t afford additional taxes to pay for improvements to the district schools. I’m sure it’s much more complicated than that but that’s what I understood of it from all the US relatives complaining. One of the Americans I’m sure can clarify.
BeaverFever @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 7:46 pm
housewife housewife:
BeaverFever you’re forgetting one HUGE difference between our system and theirs. It’s my understanding that everything is voted on so the area that votes for more funding gets it, it’s paid for by the district for the district. The district she was in couldn’t afford additional taxes to pay for improvements to the district schools. I’m sure it’s much more complicated than that but that’s what I understood of it from all the US relatives complaining. One of the Americans I’m sure can clarify.
Well it’s true that the US system (generally speaking, I’m sure things vary from place to place) doesn’t fund schools equally like we tend to do here in Canada. Rather, as you suggest the funding for a school district comes from the property taxes raised within in that district so it’s very unequal and another way in which the rich get richer while the poor get poorer. So their funding model is a big part of the problem, not an acceptable excuse for the problem. Also I’m not sure that poor neighbourhoods don’t vote for funding, it’s that they don’t get much funding at all.
Freakinoldguy @ Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:21 pm
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
14 days in jail, a fine and some community service.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
Meanwhile Tanya McDowell was a homeless black woman in Connecticut who lived in a van and was recently sentenced to FIVE YEARS in prison for using a fake address so her 5year old son could go to a decent kindergarten in the White neighbourhood instead of the underfunded kindergarten in the still segregated Black neighbourhood
But there’s no such thing as “white privilege”
The layers of discrimination and privilege based on both race and economic class that are at work in the US are almost beyond description.
I thought how fucking unfair but then I got to thinking. There had to be more to this than what meets the eye and of course there was. All I had to do was Google McDowell's name and this popped up.
$1:
After McDowell’s arrest was nationally reported, outrage ensued, and a petition was established online calling for the charges against her to be dropped. But larceny wasn’t the only charge McDowell faced. In 2011, she was arrested again, this time on suspicion of attempting to sell drugs to and offering an undercover police officer a prostitute.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tanya ... entencing/
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to wallow in my white privilege because to do otherwise would sully McDowell's victim status as person unjustly punished by the "old white mans" system.
As for Felicity Huffman, she got about what she deserved given she didn't bribe her kids way into university by building a wing on the University Hospital or Library. This shit has been going on since they invented Universities and the only reason these people are in hot water is because they used a "middle man" and cut out the University from the direct profits.
Let’s be clear: she was sentenced to five years in prison for the fake address/school switching. FULL STOP
The other charges were a separate matter that happened LATER. They came with their own sentence in a separate trial and are irrelevant to the five year sentence for faking her kid’s school district. And these other charges we’ re talking about involve a homeless person living in a van who was targeted by undercover police sting enforcing “morality” laws . Do they not have more important people to target than a homeless mother living in a van susceptible to offers for a few dollars from mere “morality” offences ? If only police spent as much time on REAL criminals. That’s why I said the layers of discrimination are beyond description, there are so many to list: from the impoverished and funding-starved schools in black districts to the harsh laws preventing people from switching school districts to the aggressive over-policing of vulnerable people, to the harsh draconian sentences for minor and “morality” offences, to the stunning contrast of all of the above to the privileged treatment of the wealthy.
Im not saying Huffman should have gotten worse, I’m saying it exposes the shameless hypocrisy of a society that prosecutes and punishes blacks and poor people so harshly in the name of justice then puts on the kid gloves for the privileged elite. Remember the multimillionaire DuPont heir who pleaded guilty to raping and sodomizing his kids and got zero jail time? Remember Affluenza boy? But the homeless black woman who wants her preschooler to go to the White kindergarten? BURN HER.
Nope, it's like I said, there's much more to her story than we're getting and you have to dig a little deeper than just the fake news to find it.
For the record here's the truth about the woman who was allegedly so wronged by the system.
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This Felicity Huffman and Tanya McDowell Meme You’ve Been Sharing is Fake News
By Mike Cernovich Leave a Comment
Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison, unlike Tayna McDowell, who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for enrolling her son in a school district using a fraudulent address. So the meme goes. A bit of digging ads some context.
Tanya McDowell arrested in Bridgeport on drug charges
The 33-year-old woman, who is facing larceny charges for enrolling her son in Norwalk public schools while living in Bridgeport, was alone as she stood handcuffed before Judge Howard Owens to face multiple drug charges. Her entourage and her lawyer, who escorted her to court in Norwalk and Stamford, were absent.
Police said McDowell sold crack cocaine and marijuana to an undercover police officer on two occasions outside her Dover Street home. They said she even interrupted her 6-year-old son’s birthday to sell the drugs. She was arrested in court Monday morning.
That McDowell was selling drugs outside of a school is relevant, but of course outrage has no time for context.
Yes, Twitter’s hero had drugs outside of a school:
Several weeks later, she was arrested for selling drugs to Norwalk undercover officers on five occasions in Norwalk and Bridgeport.
When she was picked up on the drug charges, police found her in front of Brookside Elementary School holding 30 small bags of marijuana and 23 small bags of crack cocaine, prosecutor Tiffany Lockshier said during her sentencing hearing.
McDowell was sentenced to five years in prison for selling drugs. At the sentencing hearing, here is what the judge said:
Iannotti retorted Tuesday that the Norwalk case had nothing to do with why McDowell was before him. “This case is about the convictions for the sale of narcotics to an undercover police officer,” the judge said. “I think you understand that because that is really the essence of what has gotten you into the predicament you find yourself today.”
On the two counts of sale of narcotics, the judge then sentenced her to 12 years, suspended after she serves five years and followed by five years probation.
The sentence is to run concurrently with a five-year sentence she received in the Norwalk case.
By Mike Cernovich Leave a Comment
Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison, unlike Tayna McDowell, who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for enrolling her son in a school district using a fraudulent address. So the meme goes. A bit of digging ads some context.
Tanya McDowell arrested in Bridgeport on drug charges
The 33-year-old woman, who is facing larceny charges for enrolling her son in Norwalk public schools while living in Bridgeport, was alone as she stood handcuffed before Judge Howard Owens to face multiple drug charges. Her entourage and her lawyer, who escorted her to court in Norwalk and Stamford, were absent.
Police said McDowell sold crack cocaine and marijuana to an undercover police officer on two occasions outside her Dover Street home. They said she even interrupted her 6-year-old son’s birthday to sell the drugs. She was arrested in court Monday morning.
That McDowell was selling drugs outside of a school is relevant, but of course outrage has no time for context.
Yes, Twitter’s hero had drugs outside of a school:
Several weeks later, she was arrested for selling drugs to Norwalk undercover officers on five occasions in Norwalk and Bridgeport.
When she was picked up on the drug charges, police found her in front of Brookside Elementary School holding 30 small bags of marijuana and 23 small bags of crack cocaine, prosecutor Tiffany Lockshier said during her sentencing hearing.
McDowell was sentenced to five years in prison for selling drugs. At the sentencing hearing, here is what the judge said:
Iannotti retorted Tuesday that the Norwalk case had nothing to do with why McDowell was before him. “This case is about the convictions for the sale of narcotics to an undercover police officer,” the judge said. “I think you understand that because that is really the essence of what has gotten you into the predicament you find yourself today.”
On the two counts of sale of narcotics, the judge then sentenced her to 12 years, suspended after she serves five years and followed by five years probation.
The sentence is to run concurrently with a five-year sentence she received in the Norwalk case.
https://www.cernovich.com/felicity-huff ... rs-prison/
As bad as he American justice system can be at times this woman was never sentenced to 5 years for "just" signing her kid up in a different school district like the left wants us to believe. She was sentenced for a shitload of crimes committed before and after the school registration.
So once again this poor downtrodden woman's story is nothing but Fake news where people are using the end justifies the means method of propaganda.
BeaverFever @ Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:10 pm
WRONG And I find it pretty ironic that you say “Fake News” then cite as your source some random asshole ‘s right-wing blog. Don’t you?
And despite his best disinformation attempt, even the facts he presented in his biased article to align to the narrative he’s trying tell.
So let’s just be clear: the school fraud trial and the drug trial were 2 different trials and 2 different sentences, ok? Your article tries to blur the two to make it seem like the she was sentenced for everything at once which is the real FAKE NEWS here
First she was sentenced ti five years as part of a plea deal for the school fraud in order to avoid a much longer sentence. She was already serving her time when she was sentenced for the drugs which was a different hearing, different judge, different time. Get it?
The fact that she would even be arrested let alone do jail time for the school address fraud is ridiculous
Thanos @ Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:23 pm
The insanity comes from the tough-on-crime assholes on the American right-wing making school fraud subject to a harsher penalty than financial fraud that destroys a bank, or stealing from thousands of investors, or throwing thousands more out of work. The school fraud though remains a crime, no matter if it comes from good intentions. As per Huffman so to with anyone else engaging in it. Surely you're not suggesting that only the rich that do it should be held accountable?
Freakinoldguy @ Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:42 pm
BeaverFever BeaverFever:
WRONG And I find it pretty ironic that you say “Fake News” then cite as your source some random asshole ‘s right-wing blog. Don’t you?
And despite his best disinformation attempt, even the facts he presented in his biased article to align to the narrative he’s trying tell.
So let’s just be clear: the school fraud trial and the drug trial were 2 different trials and 2 different sentences, ok? Your article tries to blur the two to make it seem like the she was sentenced for everything at once which is the real FAKE NEWS here
First she was sentenced ti five years as part of a plea deal for the school fraud in order to avoid a much longer sentence. She was already serving her time when she was sentenced for the drugs which was a different hearing, different judge, different time. Get it?
The fact that she would even be arrested let alone do jail time for the school address fraud is ridiculous
And despite his best disinformation attempt, even the facts he presented in his biased article to align to the narrative he’s trying tell.
So let’s just be clear: the school fraud trial and the drug trial were 2 different trials and 2 different sentences, ok? Your article tries to blur the two to make it seem like the she was sentenced for everything at once which is the real FAKE NEWS here
First she was sentenced ti five years as part of a plea deal for the school fraud in order to avoid a much longer sentence. She was already serving her time when she was sentenced for the drugs which was a different hearing, different judge, different time. Get it?
The fact that she would even be arrested let alone do jail time for the school address fraud is ridiculous
So prove him wrong because, he seems to think her actions were the real reason she was incarcerated. But, given your outraged stance on the subject I'm sure you have evidence to counter his dates, times and judges ruling since i'd hate to think that you and your friends on the left have used this woman as an example of an unfair justice system just so you could continue to perpetuate the white privilege myth and attack anyone who doesn't think or act like you.
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BRIDGEPORT -- Even as she faced sentencing Tuesday for twice selling drugs to an undercover police officer, Tanya McDowell vowed she would continue to fight for a better education for her young son.
"Who would have thought that wanting a good education for my son would put me in this predicament?" McDowell lamented as she stood handcuffed before Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti. "I have no regrets seeking a better education for him, I do regret my participation in this drug case."
Last month the 34-year-old Bridgeport woman pleaded guilty in a Norwalk court to charges of first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny for illegally enrolling her 6-year-old son in Norwalk public school despite living here.
"Who would have thought that wanting a good education for my son would put me in this predicament?" McDowell lamented as she stood handcuffed before Superior Court Judge Frank Iannotti. "I have no regrets seeking a better education for him, I do regret my participation in this drug case."
Last month the 34-year-old Bridgeport woman pleaded guilty in a Norwalk court to charges of first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny for illegally enrolling her 6-year-old son in Norwalk public school despite living here.
But wait it gets better
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That case drew protests by residents and civil rights groups who claimed McDowell was being persecuted for her attempt to get a better education for her son.
Iannotti retorted Tuesday that the Norwalk case had nothing to do with why McDowell was before him.
"This case is about the convictions for the sale of narcotics to an undercover police officer," the judge said. "I think you understand that because that is really the essence of what has gotten you into the predicament you find yourself today."
On the two counts of sale of narcotics, the judge then sentenced her to 12 years, suspended after she serves five years and followed by five years probation. The sentence is to run concurrently with a five-year sentence she received in the Norwalk case.
"When you are released, go back to doing an honest living and become a role model for your son," the judge added.
Tuesday's hearing ended a highly charged case that put a spotlight on the city's beleaguered school system and cries for changes in state legislation that makes it illegal for parents to send their children to schools in towns where they are not residents.
But support for McDowell dropped off after she was arrested by Bridgeport police in June and charged with selling marijuana and crack cocaine on two occasions to an undercover police officer outside her Dover Street home. Police said McDowell even interrupted her 6-year-old son's birthday to sell the drugs.
Assistant State's Attorney Michael DeJoseph had made strong efforts to separate the Norwalk case from the drug cases he was prosecuting.
In the end, both he and McDowell's lawyer, Darnell Crosland, said they were happy with the resolution of the cases.
Iannotti retorted Tuesday that the Norwalk case had nothing to do with why McDowell was before him.
"This case is about the convictions for the sale of narcotics to an undercover police officer," the judge said. "I think you understand that because that is really the essence of what has gotten you into the predicament you find yourself today."
On the two counts of sale of narcotics, the judge then sentenced her to 12 years, suspended after she serves five years and followed by five years probation. The sentence is to run concurrently with a five-year sentence she received in the Norwalk case.
"When you are released, go back to doing an honest living and become a role model for your son," the judge added.
Tuesday's hearing ended a highly charged case that put a spotlight on the city's beleaguered school system and cries for changes in state legislation that makes it illegal for parents to send their children to schools in towns where they are not residents.
But support for McDowell dropped off after she was arrested by Bridgeport police in June and charged with selling marijuana and crack cocaine on two occasions to an undercover police officer outside her Dover Street home. Police said McDowell even interrupted her 6-year-old son's birthday to sell the drugs.
Assistant State's Attorney Michael DeJoseph had made strong efforts to separate the Norwalk case from the drug cases he was prosecuting.
In the end, both he and McDowell's lawyer, Darnell Crosland, said they were happy with the resolution of the cases.
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Tan ... 437974.php
The judge was pretty explicit in what he said was the real reason McDowell was being sentenced for and it wasn't the enrolling of her kid in a different school district because that was only what got her dragged before the court.
BeaverFever @ Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:36 pm
Thanos Thanos:
The insanity comes from the tough-on-crime assholes on the American right-wing making school fraud subject to a harsher penalty than financial fraud that destroys a bank, or stealing from thousands of investors, or throwing thousands more out of work. The school fraud though remains a crime, no matter if it comes from good intentions. As per Huffman so to with anyone else engaging in it. Surely you're not suggesting that only the rich that do it should be held accountable?
I don’t think Huffman necessarily needed to do any jail time. But to be clear bribing a SAT examiner to doctor scores is much more serious, and Huffman’s actions had a real victim: someone qualified didn’t get into that university because her daughter stole their spot.
BeaverFever @ Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:36 pm
Thanos Thanos:
The insanity comes from the tough-on-crime assholes on the American right-wing making school fraud subject to a harsher penalty than financial fraud that destroys a bank, or stealing from thousands of investors, or throwing thousands more out of work. The school fraud though remains a crime, no matter if it comes from good intentions. As per Huffman so to with anyone else engaging in it. Surely you're not suggesting that only the rich that do it should be held accountable?
I don’t think Huffman necessarily needed to do any jail time. But to be clear bribing a SAT examiner to doctor scores is much more serious, and Huffman’s actions had a real victim: someone qualified didn’t get into that university because her daughter stole their spot.