# Anthony Weiner may be in serious trouble **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 22, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571 "2016-09-22T11:12:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/121 "2017-09-26T15:33:50Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > It’s FROHNKENSTEEN! SHTEEN, not STEEN!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/122 "2017-09-26T15:36:24Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Only 21 months. I sure hope he doesn’t get any chances to revive his political career when he gets out. But who knows? Newt Gingrich made a sort of come back and he was a real piece of work in his own way too. He’s a major creep, but I think 21 months is plenty. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/123 "2017-09-26T22:25:08Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > He’s a major creep, but I think 21 months is plenty. I’d be pretty surprised if he does 6 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/124 "2017-09-26T22:28:26Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’d be pretty surprised if he does 6 weeks. Its a federal charge. Doesn’t he have to do at least 80% of his sentence? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/125 "2017-09-26T22:46:15Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’d be pretty surprised if he does 6 weeks. The only way he gets out in 6 weeks is in a box. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/126 "2017-09-26T22:55:46Z")
As far as I’m aware there is no early parole from a federal prison right? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/127 "2017-09-26T22:59:01Z")
> [@pool](#): > > As far as I’m aware there is no early parole from a federal prison right? There is no parole at all in the federal prison system afaik. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/128 "2017-09-26T22:59:53Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > There is no parole at all in the federal prison system afaik. No, but you can transition into “halfway house/work release” when you have about 6 months left. If I’m recalling correctly. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/129 "2017-09-26T23:08:55Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > No, but you can transition into “halfway house/work release” when you have about 6 months left. If I’m recalling correctly. Do you actually have to work? And, does Mr Weiner have a real job? Hopefully he can transition into a normal life. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/130 "2017-09-26T23:10:02Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I guess there was a minor problem with that. I see what you did there 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/131 "2017-09-27T00:16:10Z")
The New York Daily News made this the front page headline story The banner headline on the front page was: Jerk Off to Joint Here’s a link. It works now but it may not last, it may take you to the current front page not this specific story. > **[New York Daily News front pages](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-daily-news-front-pages-gallery-1.2943303?pmSlide=1.3521566)** > > New York Daily News' front pages for 2018. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/132 "2018-10-10T00:00:15Z")
Updating this thread: > [@](#): > > Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), who was sent to prison after admitting to sexting with a minor last year, will be released from federal detention early because of “good conduct,” a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. > > Weiner was sentenced in 2017 to 21 months in prison for sending sexually explicit material to a teenage girl and was initially set to be released in August 2019, the New York Post reported. Currently held at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass., Weiner is now set to be released three months early, on May 14, for being a model prisoner. [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/09/anthony-weiner-federal-prison-885080](https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/09/anthony-weiner-federal-prison-885080) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/133 "2018-10-10T00:07:02Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Updating this thread: > > [https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/09/anthony-weiner-federal-prison-885080](https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/09/anthony-weiner-federal-prison-885080) Three months off for good behavior doesn’t offend me. I wonder what he’ll do after release. I would think his job opportunities might be limited. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/134 "2018-10-10T00:22:31Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Three months off for good behavior doesn’t offend me. I wonder what he’ll do after release. I would think his job opportunities might be limited. The really interesting question is how long it will be before he is caught engaging in this type of inappropriate behavior again. If all of the publicity, political damage and harm to his marriage didn’t stop him from repeat offending, I’m not sure that prison will. He seems to be suffering from some kind of compulsion. I hope he’s found a way to keep it under control, but at this point I’m extremely skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/135 "2018-10-10T00:31:55Z")
Or, he’s learned some ways to not get caught. Prison education, and all. What a loser. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/136 "2018-10-10T00:39:17Z")
Yeah, our prison system isn’t very well-geared to helping people learn to keep themselves under control. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/137 "2018-10-10T00:50:03Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I wonder what he’ll do after release. He’ll take some selfies. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/138 "2018-10-10T01:23:40Z")
Rather than gratify himself over social media, he might try having some actual sex with a lady. I suggest he hire a prostitute, because most women wouldn’t touch him with a ten foot pole. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/139 "2018-10-10T01:38:58Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I wonder what he’ll do after release. I would think his job opportunities might be limited. Unless he changes parties. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571/140 "2018-10-10T03:33:33Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Unless he changes parties. Maybe another SCOTUS position will open up for Trump to fill! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-may-be-in-serious-trouble/766571.md?page=8)