Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Tax Fraud

The actor sat stone-faced – and some people in the courtroom gasped – when the sentence was read. "I'm very sorry for my mistakes and errors. I apologize to my family, the court and the community," Snipes said as his wife looked on. "I've asked the court to show me mercy and the opportunity to make things right."

I guess they're trying to make an example of Snipes. Though, I think it's a little extreme. "Wesley Snipes is not a dangerous man who needs to be imprisoned to protect the public," Snipes' attorney said in his sentencing memo. I agree. I mean, if they want to make an example, then they could maybe give him a year but I think 3 years is a little overboard.