Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years

The 45 year old actor, Wesley Snipes, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion. Prosecutors described him as a “truly notorious offender” in Ocala, Florida before requesting the maximum sentence.

Some people are saying the court is setting an example with Snipes because he is a wealthy actor. Some are saying they are giving him 3 years just because he is black. But why is no one saying it is because he evaded over 15 million dollars? People never want to believe the truth! He got put away because he broke the law, time and time again, and got away with most of it.

“For nearly a decade, Snipes has engaged in a campaign of criminal tax conduct combining brazen defiance with insidious concealment,” the prosecuting attorney, Robert O’Neill, told the court in a sentencing memorandum. “In the defendant Wesley Snipes, the court is presented with a wealthy, famous and inveterate tax scofflaw. If ever a tax offender was deserving of being held accountable to the maximum extent for his criminal wrongdoing, Snipes is that defendant.”

Alright? It reminds me of when OJ Simpson was on trial. African Americans across the country wanted to believe that OJ was a victim of a racist attack, never mind the fact he killed two innocent people. I wonder if OJ had killed two African Americans, would they have all still been on his side? …food for thought.