What is going on with the US legal system? It seems that money and more importantly fame buys you special treatment and privileges. Admittedly these celebrities have gone through the same judicial process as anyone else but celebrities never seem to get found guilty (even guilty as sin OJ Simpson ...my own opinion!). When wacko Jacko was given the not guilty verdict people released doves of peace outside the court to celebrate ...wtf, I don't see many doves being released when Joe Soap who lives near the school playground gets off on child molestation charges. Paris Hilton is only the latest in this trend, she seems to show no respect for the authority of the law and gets away with it all the same; first her sentence was shortened and then she got released after only a few days (though that situation may change ...hopefully). What's the odds on Phil Spector and R Kelly getting off scott free too?
OJ Simpson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.J._Simpson_murder_case
Robert Blake http://www.courttv.com/trials/blake/031 … t_ctv.html
Michael Jackson http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4604027.stm
Paris Hilton http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ … 07-ON.html
Celebrities act as though they are the royalty of the US, above the laws and regulations that us mere mortals are subject to. Is this the way you want your society to operate? I know status and wealth are cornerstones in a Capitalist regime but surely there must be equality in the eyes of the law.
OJ Simpson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.J._Simpson_murder_case
Robert Blake http://www.courttv.com/trials/blake/031 … t_ctv.html
Michael Jackson http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4604027.stm
Paris Hilton http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/ … 07-ON.html
Celebrities act as though they are the royalty of the US, above the laws and regulations that us mere mortals are subject to. Is this the way you want your society to operate? I know status and wealth are cornerstones in a Capitalist regime but surely there must be equality in the eyes of the law.