“辛格告訴我,,只要雇傭一位代理人,,讓其在女兒考試后一番操作,‘我們可以保證她達到她需要的成績’,?!?/p>
“現(xiàn)在聽起來可能很荒謬,但是我那時真實地認為,,如果我不聽從辛格的建議,,我將會是一個壞媽媽。”
美劇《絕望主婦》海報
今年5月份,,赫夫曼正式認罪,,承認以所謂慈善的名義支付給招生舞弊主謀威廉·辛格1萬5千美元,修改其女兒學(xué)術(shù)能力評估測試(SAT)的答案以提高考試成績,。
在收到判決后,,赫夫曼發(fā)出道歉聲明,表示接受判決結(jié)果,,并對受到傷害的學(xué)生和家長感到十分抱歉,。
In a letter asking for leniency this month, Huffman said she turned to the scheme after her daughter‘s dream of going to college and pursuing a career in acting were jeopardized by her low math score,。
“I honestly didn‘t and don’t care about my daughter going to a prestigious college,,” Huffman wrote。 “I just wanted to give her a shot at being considered for a program where her acting talent would be the deciding factor,?!?/p>
“I would like to apologize again to my daughter, my husband,, my family and the educational community for my actions,,” Huffman said in an emailed statement after the sentencing hearing。 “And I especially want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college,, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices supporting their children,。”
網(wǎng)友:判得太短了,!
聽說了赫夫曼的14天刑期,,網(wǎng)友表示:判得太短了!
白人特權(quán),、富人特權(quán)成為社交媒體討論的焦點,,連參議員伯尼·桑德斯也站出來指責(zé)美國刑法制度“破敗、種族歧視”,。
網(wǎng)友在討論中,,反復(fù)將一個非裔美國母親的案件與赫夫曼案對比。