Survey Results: She didn't do anything wrong - 81 (5%) They're after her because she's famous - 191 (11%) She should be in jail - 694 (41%) I don't know enough to have an opinion - 309 (18%) I don't care what happens to her! - 347 (20%) Other - 82 (5%) Your comments: "She certainly knew what was about to happen (to the stock); maybe she was not directly involved but she certainly had some inside information" AMC, West Haven "I think when the press does not have any news they make some up about anything or anyone" AMI, Waterbury "I think it's all a 'Good Thing'" JK, Meriden "Although I am sure there are many others who could be highlighted for incidents even more egregious, Martha Stewart (a woman) is being held up as the example. She takes the spotlight off of the real thieves." TSE, New Britain "If everyone that was suspected of insider trading was persecuted, oops, prosecuted, there would be no stock market....If Martha wanted to sell her shares, it's her business, not ours, inside info or not. It really doesn't matter in the final analysis what she knew or when she knew it, as she has been involved in Wall Street for a very long time, and has probably lost as much, if not more, money over the years as she made in that one deal. Hooray for Martha!" JLH, Glastonbury "If, in fact, she's found to be guilty, she should pay the same price as anyone else found guilty of committing the same crime. Perhaps she should even be held up as an example. It is, in great part, due to the greed, selfishness and lack of integrity of this country's super-rich, their ability to get away with lying, cheating and stealing, and the message this sends to the rest of the country and the world, that we find our society and sense of cohesion as a community disintegrating before our eyes." DE, Danbury "I feel that the small amount that Martha made with insider trading is laughable when one considers the billions of dollars that the big shots of Enron and Worldcom stole. I am not a huge fan of hers, but I do think this is very, very unfair. Go after the big boys and get some of the little peoples' retirement money back." BCC, Durham "While what she did is certainly illegal, it pales in comparision to what Ken Lay and all these other corporate executives have been doing, both in its dollar amount and in its impact on others' lives. I've never been a Martha Stewart fan, but I do believe she's being singled out for villification by the public and the media becuase she is a successful female." NK, Manchester "There must be a lot of people in the world who haven't sinned, they all seem to be ready to cast the first stone." GH, Meriden "If she did the crime, she can do the time." MM, Stamford Previous survey results are available.

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