Are Okeefe and gang looking at hard time?

[Liberal_in_LA]

Is this a 'slap on the wrist' crime or are they looking at serious sentences?

[asdjrocky]

1. If they were young and black with no money it would be serious.

Or if they were brown or white or any of the other colors for that matter.

These guys come from the privileged color, green.

I would be surprised if they do a day of real time.

[karynnj]

2. The Warergate plumbers went to jail

but that was the 1970s. There was a breakin there, but I assume this broke the law as well.

[JI7]

5. the fact that it was Fed building make it worse ?

[karynnj]

10. Good point - the Watergate was just an appartment complex

[11cents]

3. Max of 10 years and a $250,000 fine, is what I read.

That's the theory. I bet the reality will be: with daddy's help our favorite pimp pleads to a misdemeanor.

Still, they had to appear in court today in their little red jumpsuits.

[WeDidIt]

9. Out of Daddy's jurisdiction and it's a federal rap

Ten years mandatory minimum.

No parole.

[ck4829]

4. What they did was a felony

[Warpy]

6. Oh, but the lad is just confused. He's from a good family.

This is his first try at wiretapping (although I do suggest other members of Congress check their phones). He's a good lad.

You know the drill. If they're white, Christian, male and Republican, you can pretty much bank on a slap on the wrist. I don't know how rich his daddy is, but if there are some deep pockets, he'll get a very light slap on the wrist.

Now if he'd been a leftist trying to tap some conservative's phone, they'd throw the book at him no matter what. You know how dangerous we lefties are to the power elite.

[ljm2002]

7. Although I'd love to see them do time...

...more importantly, I'd like to see -- or have someone see -- the raw, unedited tapes. It would be very informative to know just how many edits were made and where. If that was publicized it could help in the future when someone tries to make a first strike like this -- help people to understand that nowadays, with the ability to edit stuff so easily, what you see on tape cannot always be trusted.

(ON EDIT: Oops, I see now that he was arrested for a new crime. Cool!)

[LostInAnomie]

8. In theory, yes.

In reality, they won't serve a day. I doubt they even get charged with anything more than a misdemeanor.

Strings will be pulled, hands will be shaken, justice will be laughed at again for only being for poor people.

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. too bad

[Cass]

12. I hope so...it is no small prank to attempt to wiretap a US Senator's phones

Landrieu would have access to classified information and who knows what she might discuss on her office phones that is classified? That is a pretty serious thing and I would hope it is treated as such by authorities.