Sometimes the good guys actually win...

In the movies, the good guys always win. However, it seems to me that more and more, the bad guys in real life win more often. For example, a company like Halliburton gets billions of dollars screwing Americans by stealing their tax dollars through no-bid contracts and by charging $50,000 for a bed. William Jefferson gets caught taking bribes and assholes from both parties defend him saying that it was illegal to search his office...the office that we pay for with our taxes. Barry Bonds caught Babe Ruth for 2nd all-time on the home run list. Politicians and their supporters are creating a new environment of racial hatred with the immigration issue.

But then the sun shines again...

Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted this week of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud for their roles in the accounting fraud at Enron. They could be sentenced to life in prison if the judge goes harsh on them, which I've heard he is expected to do. Unfortunately, they will serve time in "ClubFed", a federal white-collar prison that seems to be completely different from the popular view of Federal "Pound me in the ass" prison. I really feel like this type of crime should be considered on the same level as most murders. A murderer usually takes a few lives. These guys ruined the lives of thousands of people. I don't support the death penalty, but life is prison should be an automatic. They should also not be able to protect their assets.