Were you touched by Wesley Snipes' request to stay free on bail until after the holidays?

23 Comments

  • AlAnon - 13 years ago

    It's pretty sad.... ONLY in this country can you commit a murder and do NO time... but fail to file tax returns and get THREE years !!!! ONLY in America !!!!!

  • JACK NEWTON - 13 years ago

    Hey Wesley be strong my brotha I am a single parent and my wife kept my kids from me for 11 years so I understand wanting to be around your kids it was hell for me she kick my son out of the house last year and sent him to Colorado to live with me ,my son wanted to spend Christmas with his mom this year so I put him on a plane this morning I dont have any family here Im only here because of my job so it will be another tuff Christmas again this year so I know how your feeling ,be strong Wesley life will get easier in times I promise you that if you need some one to talk to Im here for you you can write me at 18690 carlson dr apt 627 parker colorado 80134 my name is Jack Newton

  • wm & claudia palmer - 13 years ago

    no jail time -dont we pay enough four harden men and women, let the man pay it back plus inter. send him home and ask the judge what (he or she ) was thinking sending a man to jail who was working and spending money- write to everyone you can think of and get your time dropped.

  • RainboWatcher40 - 13 years ago

    I didn't hear your plea to stay out of jail--I don't need to hear it! You should not be in jail. Period!
    The Governement is totally inept at handling your money, my money, or any one else's money! Isn't it bad stewardship to knowingly hand over our resources to someone we know will totally mismanage, misdirect and waste it?! (Would you hand over a million to a 3 year old?! (It's about the same--only the 3 year old would have no malicious, greedy, personal agenda--as most in Government have.)
    I say we ALL stop filing our taxes ---and what can they do? Put us all in prison? Well, at least we'd have a roof over our heads and 3 meals a day. More than many who PAID their damned taxes!
    What we NEED is a prison for the felons that misappropriate our taxes! This judicial system, indeed, this country, is about to collapse---hang in there. Vengence is Mine saith the Lord---just make sure you're on the right side, then wait for the Righteous Judge to set it all straight., Merry Christmas!
    By the way, the IRS is the most evil, and totally uncontrolled agency in the world--if the things they have done were done by ANY other group, it would be disbanded and imprisoned---it continues because not ENOUGH people have the kahoonies to stand up and say: " ENOUGH!! We'll not continue to be robbed!"

  • Lucy - 13 years ago

    Putting a man in jail for failiing to pay taxes, OMG. I have seen politicians, men more affluent than Mr. Snipes do more and don't go to jail for ever and a day. That is really not equal justice.

  • Angel - 13 years ago

    I have never heard of so many people who can voice thier opinions in an open forum until now: HERE IT GOES!

    I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE IS OR THERE IS NOT JUSTICE IN THE WORLD, I TOO, HAE STRUGGLED WITH THE IRS BUT THE LAW WAS MADE FOR MAN,,,,UNFORTUNATELY WOMAN TOO! DONT LIKE SO HERE IS TO YOU
    ALL OF YOU FATHERS, WESLEY INCLUDED AND MOTHERS LIKE ME WON'T STAND ON A POLITICAL SOAPBOX, BUT WES ONCE YOU ARE FREE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY LESSONS LEARNED WHILE ON THE INSIDE
    I WISH FOR YOU PEACE, JOY, PATIENCE AND STRENGTHEN

    LOVE YOUR SISTA.....

  • Rebecca - 13 years ago

    Mr. Snipes is not a criminal. This is totally wrong. He left it up to his accountants and staff to take care of
    tax issues and I cannot believe a jury, judge or anyone would prosecute him. So unfair and not unjust. I
    feel for him and his family. I still cannot believe this when I watched Larry King....with Mr. Snipes on show.
    Totally absurd...he should be free and if anything on probation to make sure the people who work for him
    does their job...that is what he pays them for.

  • T - 13 years ago

    The Government is GAY! of all the crap they have their hands into, this is the next best thing? We go across the world seizing other country's property, tramp all in their back yards, steal, feed garble to the American public about it and use up tax payers dollars to do it and now we waste more money on this stupid S&*T? I would like to know the 12 idiots that sat though court preceedings and convicted this man. Damn, whats wrong with a fine or even take 5% of his future earnings for the next 5 years, hell at least they would be making money then spending it. Our system is run by idiots!!!

  • Diane Hammitt - 13 years ago

    Dear Mr. Snipes: Perhaps there is a path being walked in that location that is supposed to cross with yours. Maybe there is someone there you're supposed to meet. Who knows? All I know is even prison time can be used to become a better human being. I wish you all the best in all your endeavors. God bless you.

  • Kim Kottke - 13 years ago

    Who wants to go to jail, whether it's over christmas or any other time. DUH. However i agree Snipes shouldn't be going to jail over it. Our justice system is flawed. Money talks and bull shit walks. Remember OJ? How did he get set freee after killing his wife and her boyfriend? Lots and lots of money. Tax evasion should never be a jailable crime. GIve him time to pay it back, community service etc. If our government were held to same standards, they would all be in jail. Look at the deficit. Spend, spend, spend and worry about paying it all back sometime in the future.

  • ChaplainStevens - 13 years ago

    GW Bush started a war based on LIES, got over 9,000 troops killed and over 100,000 innocent Iraqis....and Snipes goes to jail for 3 years no there IS no justice in America!

  • Marcus Roberts - 13 years ago

    Mr. Snipes, I can understand your hurt and frustration over this injustice. I have friends that have gone thru the same thing, none went to jail, they were threatened by the I.R.S. and property that had liens put on them without due process. The IRS will not answer questions about the tax laws pertaining to tax on labor, they just do an end run around it and call the tax "income tax". Even though the Sup.Court said that the admendment to the Constitution did not give the government new taxation powers we are finding out our government does just about anything they want and our Constitution is "Just a F***in piece of paper" quoted by a former President. I admire your courage to stand up even though the system is loaded against you. This is part of the arguement of the tea parties,this same thing is what brought about our war of independence. I wouldn't tell anyone to go without paying taxes, but I understand the fight. God Bless you and your family, and I hope that you will be released soon! Shame on all of the elected officials that don't have the courage to stand with and for you!
    Marcus Roberts

  • juanita - 13 years ago

    DEAR MR.SNIPES HOW ARE U DOIING WELL MY BROTHER IN CHIRST MAY GOD KEEP U IN GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRITS ALWAYS AND FOR EVER I REALLY MISS U BEING THE ACTOR THAT U ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT U DO THANKS FOR ALL U DO FOR YOUR PEOPLE GIVING A LOT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PEOPLE.I SPEAK TO AS A PERSON LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVE BY SO MANY AMEN PRAISE GOD ALMIGHTY. WELL MR SNIPES THANKS ONCE AGAIN'' FOR YOUR TIME KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKI AND KNOW GOD HAS U IN ALL U DO AMEN;PLEASE STAY FOCUS.ANY I PRAY FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL AND U WILL BE IN MY PRAYS AS WELL THANK GOD AND GOD BLESS U BRO SNIPES.

  • Kisha Lockett - 13 years ago

    This makes absolutely no sense in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There are child molesters walking around with a slap on the wrist and YOU THE SO-CALLED Justice system locks a man in prison for not paying taxes?!?! This is no more than someone trying to make an example out of Wesley....smh...instead of jailing him and taxpayers having to pay for this...along with adding him to an already overpopulated jail system (especially of our African American brothers)....why not give him community service where he can contribute to society so he doesn't get away with not paying taxes....believe me, he will be so humiliated from having to do community service...he will learn his lesson!!!!!! SMH...GOD BLESS YOU WESLEY!!!! smdh

  • Michael Wall - 13 years ago

    Dear Mr Snipes,

    i am sorry for your troubles and wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It's so strange that the goverment is so intent on putting people in prison and spending so much each yearto keep them there ( more than the amount of the crime ) some crimes should just be worked off each mo. till it's paid off. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers! Good luck my friend.
    Michael wall

  • Annette Malave - 13 years ago

    Snipes don't belong in Jail.... Chenney and Bush committed bigger crimes and they are not in jail.

    Put in jail all those that are responsible for this great Country to be Upside down....Soon we all be speaking chineese, instead of english. GOVERNMENT SHAME ON YOU... WE LOVE YOU WESLEY JUST HANG IN THERE. YOU WILL BE OUT SOON GOD WILLING. GOD BLESS YOU.

    ETTENNA & FAMILY

  • Halvetta - 13 years ago

    It's a shame to see a young black talented actor,who has done nothing bad enough to serve 3 years of his life..in prison.there's so many people in the business that has done far worse and received a slap on the wrist.bottom line is Wesley Snipes should be a free man..He's loved by so many and missed on the big screen.Just talented...I guess when it comes to the justice system it's not all about being treated fairly it's all about MONEY,POWER,AND WHO YOU NO.

  • Annette Malave - 13 years ago

    Snipes don't belong in Jail.... Chenney and Bush committed bigger crimes and they are not in jail.

    Put in jail all those that are responsible for this great Country to be Upside down....Soon we all be speaking chineese, instead of english. GOVERNMENT SHAME ON YOU... WE LOVE YOU WESLEY JUST HANG IN THERE. YOU WILL BE OUT SOON GOD WILLING. GOD BLESS YOU.

    ETTENNA & FAMILY

  • Beatrice Hite - 13 years ago

    It is so unfair that in this country a black man do not have the same justics as the white man. I can bet that if this was Brad Pitts or Tom Cruise the Judge would have granted the request to spend the holiday with their family.

    Beatrice Hite
    Hartford, Connecticut

  • Aniekan-Abasi - 13 years ago

    Wesley, be strong in the Lord Jesus,and in the power of his might, make the best out of a worst situation. what your enemies meant for evil, Jehovah God will turn it for good. You are a son of Zion, the original hebrew of the seed of Abraham, find your self a good bible, and study, Jesus was jailed, now so are you. God allowed this, to take you to that place of seperation from the world, listen for His voice in his words as you read, challenge yourself to read through the bible before you come out, and pray the word of God, I will be doing the same for you, Jesus loves you, so do I, Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

  • Joe - 13 years ago

    There's only 2 things that is going to happen in life. You are going to pass away one day and the other is you have to pay taxes. What I don't understand is that not everybody goes to jail for not paying there taxes. Why you? Even if you don't commit a crime, you go to jail. I don't understand? Anyway Merry Christmas and have a happy New Year and I hope you can get out early for good behavior and do more movies. We'll all pray for you,
    Thanks

  • Arnold S. - 13 years ago

    This is ridiculous. Yeah you gotta file your taxes. Of course you do. Everybody knows that. But to waste three years of a man's life for failure to do so is criminal. Our justice system is way out of whack. Drug dealers, rapists and armed robbers have gotten less time than that. I work white collar cases and had a case where a lady embezzled $816,000 from her employer. All she is going to get is probation and a restitution order. This is a nonviolent crime. Fine him, make him do community service or anything else that actually gives back to society rather than society footing the bill to house another inmate in an already overcrowded penal system.

    God bless you Mr. Snipes. I pray for your safety and that you can somehow maintain a positive attitude and make the best of the situation.

    Merry Cristmas. Sincerely, Arnold S. from Phoenix AZ.

  • Ruth - 13 years ago

    Why are the politcians not in Jail ? Kerry ,Rangel , Giathner , Pelosi, Gore and many others ethics my butt Wesley deserves a ethics redemsion, Infact no one should pay taxes with all their spending lets get to the root of the evil WASHINGTON Merry Christmas Wesley& Family Let use this as a forum for getting them to pay and Wesley, out before Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ruth AZ

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