“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’,。”
“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?!?/p>
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,。”
“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?!?/p>
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,。