Martha Stuart Banned from traveling to England: Is this fair?

Question

Martha Stuart Banned from traveling to England: Is this fair?

Answer 1

Why should she be treated any different than any other joe schmoe?  Canada doesn't allow people in if they have a DWI.

Answer 2

No, she didn't murder someone or threaten anyone's safety or wellbeing in any way. She did the same thing many other people have done, and was given a far stiffer sentence and just dragged through the mud.

She paid the fees, she served her jail time, she has redeemed herself. She deserves grace now.

The whole harm she could bring on the UK is annoying them.

Answer 3

sure cuz she works for wal mart and everyone from walmart needs to get punished >.<

Answer 4

I don't believe the USA will let a non US person  enter their country if they have a record (i.e. be a convicted felon), other wise why would the US authorities ask this question on the emigration form?

Answer 5

YES< SHE should be banned from all TV too!

Answer 6

My husband and I were shocked.  I guess England does not let people in who have a prison record.

Answer 7

I admire Martha Stewart, whom I presume you mean, a great deal, even more so, since she made the bold move to take her punishment, and not try to maneuver around it.

She is probably one of a very few celebrities I would be in favor of exceptions for, because of that prior move. However, on the other side of it, one has to admire Britain for sticking to their guns.

Had they just let her go, without some fuss, or at least the appearance of review, a lot of people, who knew their laws, may have been justifiably miffed, and accused them of preferential treatment.

Now, whatever they do with her, and I suspect they will make an exception, they will probably have public support, since they first made an event of: citing the law, banning her, and getting the press involved.

I suspect that may have been nothing more than a PR stunt on their part. A 'Look at us looking out for you,' kind of thing, which tends to garner public support, regardless of whether the public supports what is being done.

This way, everybody wins, regardless.

Answer 8

No! She is a supreme Capitalist and has done nothing to rate a ban of anykind.

But ,,,this could be construed as retaliation for hasseling John Lennon when he wanted to immigrate!

Answer 9

YEAH JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE MARTHA STEWART DOESN'T  MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE UK.  THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU SMOKED POT, THEY DON'T WANT NO CRIMINALS IN THEIR COUNTRY AND i DON'T BLAME THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD HEATHER THEY WON'T LET HER IN CANADA EITHER!  ITS NOT JUST DUI FYI ITS ALL CRIMES!