flawed justice ...

Pro athlete DUI kills Joe Public. Gets 30 days out early with good behavior.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751


Joe Public DUI kills pro athlete. Gets murder conviction faces 50 yrs.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5622226


Seems lady justice may not be blind when it comes to those that have ...

The list goes on ... Lohan, Hilton, etc ...

Moral of the story don't commit the crime unless you are famous enough to get out of serving the time. :shrugs:

tsst said:

Seems lady justice may not be blind when it comes to those that have ...

The list goes on ... Lohan, Hilton, etc ...

Moral of the story don't commit the crime unless you are famous enough to get out of serving the time. :shrugs:

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I think it's more about the $$$$ than about the fame. If you have enough money you can buy enough mouthpieces to create enough questions in the jury's mind. Or perhaps, although I hate to think this, you can just buy enough of the jurors.

wstphal said:

I think it's more about the $$$$ than about the fame. If you have enough money you can buy enough mouthpieces to create enough questions in the jury's mind. Or perhaps, although I hate to think this, you can just buy enough of the jurors.

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Very good points Betsy!

Sickening, isn't it? Every time I check the news and Lohan's face is there and they're saying she got out of her legal troubles AGAIN, just makes me sick. Yet some guy without the dough gets put away for nearly his life for the SAME THING? Makes you wonder.

tsst said:

Pro athlete DUI kills Joe Public. Gets 30 days out early with good behavior.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751


Joe Public DUI kills pro athlete. Gets murder conviction faces 50 yrs.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5622226


Seems lady justice may not be blind when it comes to those that have ...

The list goes on ... Lohan, Hilton, etc ...

Moral of the story don't commit the crime unless you are famous enough to get out of serving the time. :shrugs:

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Not a lot new happening. I think it was proven a long time ago that it's easy to get away with murder if you have enough money/power/fame.

What's even worse is the fact that you can not only get away with murder, you can actually go on to make a profit from writing a book that describes how you WOULD have done it IF you had been guilty.

Yup...famous people get away with everything from murder and child molestation to dog fighting and repeated drug offenses. Heck, you can flee the country to escape prosecution on child pornography charges and still win a frickin' Emmy!!