Spoon's Rant

I'm Sorry, I Just Don't Feel Sorry For Her....

The recent Martha Stewart trial and tribulations have really grated on my nerves..

She knows she did wrong.. She lied to investigators about specific facts..

Therefore, she should pay for what she done.. A plea bargain was attempted - she scoffed..

She has a past which includes stockbroker trading.. She's done it before.. She knows the rules.. If she didn't know, then ignorance still is not a defense.. Ignorance may be a mitigator, but it cannot completely absolve anyone of any crime they commit..

She stepped down from her top post in Martha Stewart Living.. No big surprise.. She's a convicted felon.. Her image is about as low as you can get.. I don't feel sorry for her.. I see this kind of shit every day in "every-day-land.." People and families interrupted by bad things.. It happens.. Get over it.. It'll happen again.. You don't need to be a freak to get caught by the law.. Martha isn't a God.. Nor should she try to place herself above the law.. Anyone who is a citizen in this country should be under the same scrutiny.. No favors, no back-door handshakes, no "I'll let this slide..."

No, Martha got caught with her hand in the cookie jar.. She should pay.. So should every other questionable business practice like the Haliburton saga, et. al.. It's not a political statement - it's a judicial observation: everyone breaking the laws should be held accountable regardless if they are man, woman, gay, hetero, black, white, brown, blue, democrat, republican, rich, poor, blind, dumb, smart, famous, or unknown..

It ... just ... doesn't ... matter...