Madoff sentenced to 150 years

[Category 5]

Personally I think he deserves one of Derek Ortts punishments, but sadly our constitution says no.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_madoff_scandal

or just put him in a room with all the people whos lives they ruined and let them decide his fate.

[Derek Ortt]

Personally I think he deserves one of Derek Ortts punishments, but sadly our constitution says no.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_madoff_scandal

or just put him in a room with all the people whos lives they ruined and let them decide his fate.

the Constitution does not prohibit my punishments... that just cannot be UNUSUAL. My punishments would be the USUAL punishment for convicted felons.

Cruel and unusual. The definition of a conjunction means both parts must be true

[Ptarmigan]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[gtalum]

Personally I think he deserves one of Derek Ortts punishments, but sadly our constitution says no.

My suggestion was to just set him free, no jail time. The catch is that he should be released on Wall Street at a well-advertised time and place with no law enforcement officers present.

[DanKellFla]

Personally I think he deserves one of Derek Ortts punishments, but sadly our constitution says no.

My suggestion was to just set him free, no jail time. The catch is that he should be released on Wall Street at a well-advertised time and place with no law enforcement officers present.

I can just see the Las Vegas odds..... How long would he survive? Would he be beaten, shot, stoned? etc...

I read about one disgruntled investor who put in 150K and is getting reimbursed 150K but wants the 600K that Madoff told him that his account was worth. ????? I would like to remind him that it was all BS all the time and be happy you are getting your 150K back. The 600K was pure fiction.

[DESTRUCTION5]

Do you suggest he be killed for ripping people off? I dont think so....

Besides life in prison is worse than death IMO...Sometimes death is the easy way out for these criminals.

[Dionne]

Everyone that has ever put money in the markets knows the risks.

Do not invest if you cannot afford to lose the funds.

[DanKellFla]

Do you suggest he be killed for ripping people off? I dont think so....

Besides life in prison is worse than death IMO...Sometimes death is the easy way out for these criminals.

No, I suggest that others out there will try to kill him. The safest place he could be is in prison. And, I agreee that life in prison is worse than death. Now he gets to see himself become a trivia question on a game show.

[Category 5]

Everyone that has ever put money in the markets knows the risks.

Do not invest if you cannot afford to lose the funds.

I'm sure Madoffs lawyer tried that one.

[gtalum]

Everyone that has ever put money in the markets knows the risks.

Do not invest if you cannot afford to lose the funds.

100% true. However, Madoff committed massive fraud. Calculated market risk is different from fraud.

[Dionne]

Everyone that has ever put money in the markets knows the risks.

Do not invest if you cannot afford to lose the funds.

100% true. However, Madoff committed massive fraud. Calculated market risk is different from fraud.

Fraud seems to be an inherent risk. Remember WorldCom and Bernie Ebbers?

[Category 5]

Everyone that has ever put money in the markets knows the risks.

Do not invest if you cannot afford to lose the funds.

100% true. However, Madoff committed massive fraud. Calculated market risk is different from fraud.

Fraud seems to be an inherent risk. Remember WorldCom and Bernie Ebbers?

Fraud is also massively illegal, illegal activities shouldn't have to be considered by investors.

[gtalum]

Fraud seems to be an inherent risk. Remember WorldCom and Bernie Ebbers?

Fraud is not inherent. Nor should it be accepted.

[Dionne]

Random House

fraud...deceit or trickery perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.

In some parts of the world men lose their lives for similar crimes.

I've read the letters that Ebbers secretly sends to Mamaw....he expected a pardon from Bush. HA!!!! It didn't happen.

I hope that didn't cross the political talk barrier?

[DanKellFla]

Everyone that has ever put money in the markets knows the risks.

Do not invest if you cannot afford to lose the funds.

100% true. However, Madoff committed massive fraud. Calculated market risk is different from fraud.

Fraud seems to be an inherent risk. Remember WorldCom and Bernie Ebbers?

The reason we remember those two examples are that they are the exceptions, not the rule. As in gambling, there are rules. When you break those rules it is called cheating. In investing, it is called fraud. Both are about managing risks from a position of partial knowledge. When one party has changed the rules so the outcome is always favorable, there is no risk involved. The capitalist system is that of risk vs. reward. "Do not invest" is a bit extreme. "Invest Prudently" is a better way to put it. The most basic rule of investing is to diversify. Do not place all your eggs in one basket. But, it is hard to argue with 15% or more returns a year for 10+ years. There are a lot of people involved who got more out than they originally put in. But now, they have nothing. It is very sad.

[DanKellFla]

I killed the thread.