Felicity Huffman's 14-day prison sentence is a "slap on the wrist" and a "disgrace"

New York Post

"There is no justice," says Andrea Peyser. "Not when the rich and the powerful, the amoral and the sleazy — liars, cheats and unspeakably entitled thieves of anything and everything they can snatch with their paws from honorable folk — get away with it, time and again." Peyser adds: "I am tired. I’m tired of explaining how this is not a victimless crime, and Huffman not only helped to damage the integrity of higher learning, rendering diplomas worthless, but she attempted to swipe opportunity from another kid. Two weeks (probably reduced in the long run), plus a fine of $30,000, 250 hours of community service and a year of supervised release, may sound like a big deal you and me. To Huffman, it’s less than an hour’s work, plus barely enough time to have her hair and makeup touched up. Maybe she’ll get a memoir or TV movie out of it. In the days leading up to her sentencing, Huffman infuriatingly made herself out to be a victim in a letter to the judge. She painted herself as an insecure, anxious mother (as if there’s another kind) being punished by a sexist system, and complained that she just wanted the best for her daughter. She got some celebrated pals and her famous actor husband William H. Macy, to vouch for her good character. It was a circus. It will only get worse. By the time she’s released from prison, if she ends up actually going to prison at all, she’ll be transformed into something I detest: A martyr." ALSO: Huffman's lawyers requested she serve time in what Forbes calls one of America’s “10 cushiest prisons.”