Breaking - O'Keefe et al have agreed to plead guilty

[malaise]

to entering Federal building on lesser charge.

[drmeow]

1. Which probably means

just a slap on the wrist. I hope its at least a hard slap.

[aquart]

2. Nope.

But I sincerely hope they made those asses sweat for this.

[progressoid]

4. Right. We wouldn't want to make him actually pay for his crimes.

:banghead:

[formercia]

3. I want a trial. I want Discovery.

I want to know who the assholes are who were pulling their strings.

[Nikki Stone1]

5. What's the punishment?

?

[malaise]

6. Misdemeanor not felony

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/03/26/2243986.aspx
<snip>
From NBC's Pete Williams
The four men arrested in January for their stunt to embarrass staffers in the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) are prepared to plead guilty, legal sources say, in return for reduced charges.

Federal prosecutors today filed misdemeanor charges against the four. James O'Keefe, who became a media sensation last year for his videos involving ACORN employees, and three others were charged with entering federal property under false pretenses. Two of them went to her office pretending to be telephone repairmen. The charges said all four were in on the plan.

Because the charge is a misdemeanor -- and not a felony -- the maximum sentence is six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

[Nikki Stone1]

9. Want to take bets? I say $1000 plus a month probation.

We should have a pool. At least we could have some macabre enjoyment out of this hideous non-sentence.

[malaise]

10. I hope you're wrong

:hi:

[Nikki Stone1]

11. Me, too

:hi:

[onethatcares]

12. the blurb left out the part

that should have said, "for heavily editing videos he purportedly shot involving ACORN employees that have been exonerated".

But that would be too much to ask.

Oh, how long will it take for the rightwing to get 20K out to them?

[spanone]

7. to a misdemeanor...the charges were reduced....i'm shocked i tell you, shocked

[Subdivisions]

8. Cool. Now everyone can do what he did and get away with it. n/t

[WhiteTara]

13. that makes it a federal crime?

That will follow him forever and the fines and fees should keep his head down for some time.