Who Says Crime Doesn't Pay?
I love our society. Where else in the world can you commit a felony, not be convicted, let alone charged, and profit from it? And the people of this country are excited, EXCITED to hear their stories. I don't know what's worse - the felons, the judicial system, or the public that supports this practice. Of what do I speak? The so-called "Runaway Bride" and "Deep Throat".
The Runaway Bride, Jennifer Wilbanks, has signed a deal with ReganMedia for her life story. In case you had forgotten who this is, let me recap. Four days before she is to be married, she leaves her home in Georgia. On the day of her wedding, she calls her fiancee collect, telling him that she was abducted, but has escaped. In truth, she ran off to Las Vegas to party. In the meantime, the police and FBI had been called in to search for her. She also filed a false police report regarding the "abduction". That is a felony. Her home city of Duluth spent $43,000 trying to find her. She, through her attorney, agreed to reimburse the city for $13,000. Now, she has signed a lucrative deal for the story and will profit handsomely for it. It's the "Get-Rich Quick" plan for the Twenty-First Century. Before, it was pyramid schemes. Today, it's crime. I'm still waiting to see when she gets charged with her crime. Oh wait, charges will only add another million or two to her deal.....
Deep Throat has come out from seclusion. Joy. Mark Felt, 91, decided to come clean about his identity as the man who leaked confidential information to the press so as to bring down Richard Nixon. Since he wanted to be sure to profit from his illegal activities, he has signed a deal with PublicAffairs Books for a combination biography and autobiography. This was announced by his publisher and his agent. Yes. The former FBI agent who committed a Federal offense, has an agent. Felt, who was bitter about being passed on for the top spot at the FBI, decided to break the law by releasing classified information. This is a Federal offense. Oh well. He's a hero! He brought down a Republican President. It is estimated that the deal will be worth well over a million dollars. Profit, baby, via illicit means, is the way to go! By the way, Felt, by definition, was a whistleblower. And he is lauded for it by the media. Why was Linda Tripp, who essentially did the same whistleblowing activity, and legally, I might add, savaged horribly for it by the same media?
The Runaway Bride, Jennifer Wilbanks, has signed a deal with ReganMedia for her life story. In case you had forgotten who this is, let me recap. Four days before she is to be married, she leaves her home in Georgia. On the day of her wedding, she calls her fiancee collect, telling him that she was abducted, but has escaped. In truth, she ran off to Las Vegas to party. In the meantime, the police and FBI had been called in to search for her. She also filed a false police report regarding the "abduction". That is a felony. Her home city of Duluth spent $43,000 trying to find her. She, through her attorney, agreed to reimburse the city for $13,000. Now, she has signed a lucrative deal for the story and will profit handsomely for it. It's the "Get-Rich Quick" plan for the Twenty-First Century. Before, it was pyramid schemes. Today, it's crime. I'm still waiting to see when she gets charged with her crime. Oh wait, charges will only add another million or two to her deal.....
Deep Throat has come out from seclusion. Joy. Mark Felt, 91, decided to come clean about his identity as the man who leaked confidential information to the press so as to bring down Richard Nixon. Since he wanted to be sure to profit from his illegal activities, he has signed a deal with PublicAffairs Books for a combination biography and autobiography. This was announced by his publisher and his agent. Yes. The former FBI agent who committed a Federal offense, has an agent. Felt, who was bitter about being passed on for the top spot at the FBI, decided to break the law by releasing classified information. This is a Federal offense. Oh well. He's a hero! He brought down a Republican President. It is estimated that the deal will be worth well over a million dollars. Profit, baby, via illicit means, is the way to go! By the way, Felt, by definition, was a whistleblower. And he is lauded for it by the media. Why was Linda Tripp, who essentially did the same whistleblowing activity, and legally, I might add, savaged horribly for it by the same media?
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