I doubt her company will tank, although it will go through some rough times.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Gerald Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:10 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ZION] Trial by Media > > >The sad thing is, she was offered a deal wherein she >wouldn't have to do >jail time, but her lawyer talked her out of it. I'm >hearing she'll get >about 18 months. And, of course her company will tank. >Gary > >Tom Matkin wrote: >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: RB Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:46 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: [ZION] Trial by Media >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Tom Matkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:42 PM >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >Subject: Re: [ZION] Trial by Media >> > >> > >> >RB Scott wrote: >> > >> >> >> >>You mean, sort of like the OJ trial? >> >> >> >>Ron >> >> >> >> >> > >> >Which trial? >> > >> >Tom >> >> The criminal trial >> >> Can't compare that with Martha's trial. Most of us >saw almost every >> minute of it, sometimes several times. True we had >endless "spin" >> commentaries trying to sort it out for us, but we saw >the evidence. I >> also believe that the jury practiced "jury >nullification". In effect, >> they knew full well that OJ was guilty, but they >chose to nullify the >> prosecution for other reasons. Either they accepted >the "race card" as a >> trump to the actual evidence, or they nullified >because they believed >> the LAPD was unworthy of the conviction. Probably a >combination of those >> two reasons. How do you compare the OJ trial with >Martha's trial? It >> seems to me that Martha had no defense and therefore >put up no defense. >> She relied on her reputation and a parade of >celebrity supporters >> sitting behind her in the courtroom to influence the >jury. The jury >> didn't buy it. It is also my understanding that had >she admitted doing >> what she obviously did - dumping shares on an inside >tip - she could >> have taken the high road by admitting her hasty ill >advised action and >> been fined and gone on with her life. Instead she >falsified her >> records, lied to the investigators, and asked others >to lie for her, the >> latter being the most despicable of things. Of >course, I have to state >> my prejudice here. I feel like her whole "branding" >thing is big lie. >> She comes off as this great expert that knows >everything and about >> everything and that can manipulate anything into >anything. She came to >> believe her own fabrication and it rose up and bit >her - in the end - so >> to speak. >> >> Tom >> >> > > > >Gerald (Gary) Smith >geraldsmith@ juno.com >http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom > >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >////////////////////// >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >///////////////////// -- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
