Being a celebrity seems to be more of a negative ,when it comes to crime,in this day of intense scrutiny from the paparazzi,tabloids, 24 hour cable & now the internet.
I have personally known people charged with exactly the same charges of Domestic abuse(Brown/Tommy Lee), DUI's(Hilton/Richie),dogfighting(Vick/Qunitel Woods), etc.... & they have actually gotten less punishment than celebrities have gotten.
In my opinion celebrities already get more harsh punishment than Joe Blow gets on similiar charges as the DA & Judge want to get good PR for their re election bids or make an EXAMPLE of a celebrity. It's not right.
If Bill Gates beat his wife or Oprah beats Steadman:1orglaugh they should get the same punishment as the guy in the trailer park(which is nothing serious especially if the wife/girlfriend doesn't show up to court & refuses to press charges).
This is true only in certain cases.. O.J. got away with murder, until he fucked up again!! Kobe got off.. spector got off, Beretta got off.. all of these celebrities and their DUI's!!
Not to mention all the celebs, stars, and other wealthy personalities getting caught with weight!! (more drugs than can be called their personal stash, if you know what I mean) which in essence means it can be easily be construed as conspiracy to transport, and sell narcotics..
then you get all the assault cases in public venues, committed by a plethora of stars, celebrities and others with privilege, its rather disgusting, and ridiculously out of control IMHO!
Athlete's caught carrying a concealed weapon?? ie. (plexico buress, who even managed to shoot himself!!
:rofl2: and he gets off with a fine or community service!! thats all kinds of
cuz if thats me, I'd be in the poky for 2 years with NO questions asked!!
Some stars just get caught and its just their time (that stars unlucky time to get caught) and they catch an example sentence!! but most of the time its a slap on the wrist with community service or a little fine that's like a penny in the bucket to them..