Webber gets volunteer work, for now Associated Press <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DETROIT -- A federal judge on Tuesday deferred for about two years the sentencing of Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber, who admitted lying to a grand jury about his dealings with a former University of Michigan basketball booster. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds instead ordered a provision to Webber's bond that requires him to volunteer at a six-week summer literacy program at Butzel Middle School in Detroit in the summers of 2004 and 2005. Webber must work at least 150 hours each summer. Edmunds deferred sentencing until August or September of 2005. </div> Read the rest of the story here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1617229
It is ridiculous, Webber should be behind bars. I hope Michigan wins their case and gets the $700,000 he cost them.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting King James:</div><div class="quote_post">What college program is not dirty though?</div> The ones who never win! I just think it's unfair for the players there now to have to suffer because of Webber's greed. These kids are robbed of the national attention and college basketball experience they signed up for when Michigan recruited them.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">It is ridiculous, Webber should be behind bars. I hope Michigan wins their case and gets the $700,000 he cost them.</div> Why? Clinton did it. Big Tobacco did it. They weren't even prosecuted. Webber cost Michigan? That's a laugh. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"If the university really wants a public accounting of the money expended because of Chris Webber, as opposed to the money generated because of Chris Webber (while he played at Michigan), I'd love to see the bottom line on that balance sheet," Fishman told The Detroit News.</div> Webber should not be behind bars. He helped the prosecution of Ed Martin when he was not required to, and then was ambushed on the stand. The man didn't even have an attorney with him. Taking money wasn't a crime. Saying "I can't remember" was his crime. Ed Martin, the lead witness for the prosecution died. And with him, so did their case. Webber pleaded in order to spare his family. Where do you think Webber will be able to do the most good? In jail? With his wallet? Or helping young kids?
