Marion Jones Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison

i was so angry when i heard about the steroid scandal of Marion Jones,i was her fans since the Sydney olympic games and always put attention to her news after then.although she have made a mistake,we should respect her right and c her as a common people after punishment.i hope Marion could thrive in the another way of life cause sport have far away from u

I think they have more important things to be concerned with and that was a little steep. Our prisons are already overcrowded and there are worse criminals that need to be there. Boy, what would our prisons would be like if they started doing that to politicians. They are always doing that, she has been punished enough in my opinion.

She not only lied, repeatedly, to federal investigators about her own steroid use; she also lied about her knowledge concerning her child's daddy in a check-fraud scam revolving around cashing millions of dollars worth of fraudulent checks.

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Martha Stewart was involved in insider trading and lying to federal investigators. She did 5 months at Camp Cupcake.

Michael Vick broke ferderal dog fighting laws by being the bankroller of dog fighting at a property he owns in Virginia. He will be serving 18 months of federal time.

Scooter Libby was convicted of lying to federal investigators and sentenced to up to 18 months of federal prison. All of it commuted by Bush.

The moral of the story is no one is above the law and once convicted must do their federal prison time if they break federal laws. Except those in the Bush Administration. THEM aside, no one gets away with lying to federal investigators or breaking federal laws.

I don't think, given what Jones willfully chose to do, that 6 months is too harsh a sentence. She can help rehab her name as Stewart did and Vick is trying to. Libby's name is and should remain dirt, however.

I don't know this person... but maybe the law sees it as a crime. Just a crime like one crime is like another crime.. whatever. I agree the space should be for hardened criminals... but I guess the law is the law and they do how they like... unless you are a popular celebrity that gets of in a few hours. It depends on how much they like you I guess.

I always have funny feelings about the steroid scandals. I'm sure the use of them has been widespread. I just wish that the various sports, their managers, coaches and unions, would quit encouraging them -- warning when a "surprise" test is coming up,glorifying the winners for winning when they don't get caught, and then vilifying them when they do. It's a sickening system.

I don't think Marion Jones needs to be further punished, or to take up prison space. But she got caught for perjury, and now she is an example. The court can't put her above the law.

Save the jail for hardened criminals. Sure she should be punished but not jail. Let her do community service, pay a fine, etc. There are more effective punishments for her than jail.

the judge wanted to use her as an example, because like some other stars it wasn't about using the drugs as much as it was lying ot a federal grand jury.

The judge wanted to make an example out of her, and while I know that it was painful for her and her husband to have to go through this, I have to say right now that I'm betting she'll be out in 3 months or less with good behavior....

She has an opportunity when she gets out to start letting kids know the dangers but the consequences of using these type of products.

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I didn't realize that she was sent to jail for this. There are celebrities who drive drunk and served a day in jail for their crime. What justice is that?

In this case, she really has been punished enough. People make mistakes and do stupid things- she didn't hurt anyone else other than herself and has lost everything she has worked for. I agree that she should be done with her punishment and let the bad guys and gals rot away in prison. They are probably just trying to make an example out of her but maybe they should sentence her to house arrest, community service and some public service announcements- get the word out about what trouble drugs cause instead of just sitting somewhere with her whole story forgotten in about 3 weeks.

She didn't really hurt anyone, but it is a bad example for kids everywhere. Make her pay a fine. They need to spend more time teaching criminals how to get ahead without following old destructive patterns.