The continuing saga that I like to call "The Jeff Hardy Fiasco!"

[ranbethscards]

After numerous continuances, Jeff Hardy was in court today and pled guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a controlled substance and a single count of conspiracy to traffic in a substance containing opium, all felonies, pending from his September 11, 2009 arrest.

Hardy was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 30 months of probation and a $100,000 fine as a part of a plea deal that was reached. All other counts that were against Hardy were dropped, again due to the plea agreement reached.

Hardy's lawyer requested that Jeff be allowed to travel outside of North Carolina to work for TNA, and the request was granted

Hold on there bozo! He pled guilty to three (3) felonies and was given a very light sentencing (in my opinion) of 10 days in jail, 30 months probation, $100,000 fine...blah blah blah....and then the Judge allows him to travel outside of NC to do a TV showing (watched it last night) for TNA?

Whatever happened to the "you get 10 days in jail, bailiff take him away"?

Nope..not this judge his attitude of "oh...you have to do a TV showing for TNA, so I'll let you leave the court room AND the state....", this is what is wrong with our legal system right now.

Wow...if this had happened in Michigan, he'd be spending his nights in jail NOW, and trust me, it wouldn't be a minor 10 day sentence!
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[dpatera]

I haven't really been following his trial at all. Are you saying he was let out of jail for the TNA taping? That would be a little strange since TNA just tapes every other week anyway.

If he's just being allowed to travel for work, while on probation, I don't think that's very unusual. The goal of probation is not usually to take away someone's source of income. I wouldn't be surprised if "regular" people who needed to travel for their jobs would get something similar. I want to say a friend of mine had something along those lines happen, and she just had to check in with a local probation officer at her destination.

There was someone... I can't remember what the job was... but this person in Metro Detroit could go to work, and every night would return to jail. They weren't an athlete... maybe a lawyer or social worker? It only became an issue when someone noticed how much overtime that person was trying to put in, to avoid jail time.

It's not all that unusual for an athlete to delay their sentence until the off-season, though. It may depend on what sort of crime they committed.

[jywilli69]

I think they should do their time for Stupidity. There shouldn't be, you can do your sentence in 3 months. If your dumb enough to break the law, then you should pay the consequences for your actions.
I gotten a speeding ticket, I had to pay a good fine, Court Cost and Defensive Driving Course which cost me hours from work and took income from my family for my stupidity. I say let him hang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hands]

Yeah sounds like he got off lightly.

Now if he commited those offences in Bali or other similar countries... that would be a different story!