The cost of fraud

Ellen 2022-01-07 15:54:50

Since this film is a basic real event, after watching the film, I searched for news about the protagonist of the film on the Internet and saw the following report:

https://newrepublic.com/article/120145/stephen-glass-new-republic-scandal -still-haunts-his-law-career

This is the 2014 "New Republic" magazine reporter interviewing the protagonist of the film Stephen Glass. This reporter used to be friends with Stephen, but after Stephen's fraud scandal broke out, they have no contact with each other.

After reading this report, I am really impressed that the requirements for honesty in the American society are really very high, and the cost of serious violations of honesty is really huge! It can be said that you may have been ruined in your whole life, which is even more severe than the punishment of a criminal offender. After serving a sentence of this kind of offender, everyone may not look too differently; but look at this Stephen, he has finished studying the law department of a prestigious school, and still can’t To be a lawyer, you can only be a legal worker,

and, as stated above:
The first thing Stephen Glass tells new clients of his law firm is that he worked for a magazine where he lied, made up stories, and got caught .

every see a new client he would take his own experiences of this disgrace to say it again, this is how great pain!

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Extended Reading
  • Alexandrine 2022-01-07 15:54:50

    Don’t hold on if you think you’ve seen it through

  • Cortez 2022-04-21 09:02:57

    Vanity vs Ethics Always remember why you chose this career. Not to please others, but to tell the truth.

Shattered Glass quotes

  • Stephen Glass: [Explaining to Chuck where the "people" in his fabricated article "sat" during their "meeting"] We were at this table. Restil sat here, his mother was on his left. Hiert... Sorry, his mother was on his right. Hiert sat there, but then Restil wanted him closer so he slid his chair over. Sims sat here. He had a lawyer next to him. I forgot the guy's name. It's in my notes. Somebody was smoking at this table, so then Restil's mother insisted that we move to one farther away. Over there.

    Chuck Lane: The hacker conference was near here, right?

    Stephen Glass: Yeah, the building next door.

    Chuck Lane: [At the supposed conference site] I don't remember from the article. How many people did you say were at this thing?

    Stephen Glass: Uh, looked like a hundred. Might have been two. It's in my notes.

    Chuck Lane: [Looking around the conference hall] Two hundred people? Here?

    Stephen Glass: Yeah, they moved in and out. I mean, most of them were kids.

    Chuck Lane: That doesn't seem credible to me.

    Stephen Glass: All I know is I was here. All of us were right here.

    Security Guard: Excuse me, sir, can I help you?

    Chuck Lane: Yes, you can. We're looking into a conference that was held here a couple Sundays ago. Computer hackers. Do you remember anything like that?

    Security Guard: Are you sure you're in the right building, sir?

    Stephen Glass: Yes, we're sure.

    Chuck Lane: Why is that?

    Security Guard: Building's closed on Sunday.

    Stephen Glass: [Chuck sternly looks at Stephen] All I know is I was here. The conference was right here. That's why the Restils only stayed a few minutes, OK? Because it was such a dumb place to squeeze into.

  • Mrs. Duke: [Reading the titles of Glass's articles to the students in her class] "Spring Breakdown", "The Jungle", "A Fine Mess", "After the Fall", "Peddling Poppy", "Cheap Suits", "Kicked Out", "No Free Launch", "Ratted Out", "State of Nature", "Clutch Situation", "All Wet", "Plotters", "Praised be Greenspan", "Monica Sells", "Hack Heaven".