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Celebrities are perfect images of what people strive to be, yet they are never perfect; they make mistakes like Everyone else. But some mistakes are more than just mistakes – sometimes, they break the law. And it is assumed that if someone breaks the law, they are supposed to pay for their actions. Do these celebrities always do the “time” whenever they commit any crime?
Money, corruption in the legal system bias, are some of the many factors that allow celebrities to get away with their crimes while the common man has to take responsibility for his actions and endure the consequences deemed necessary by the law.
Whether the offender is a movie star or professional athlete or musician or a popular politician, there is no doubt money talks in the legal world. Fox News covered stories about athletes like Kobe Bryant and Ben Roethlisberger, who have been accused of sexual assault more than once. Many times we hear of settlements being reached out of court between the defendant and the accuser. The ability to pay your way out of legal action and punishment is a luxury the average person does not have. In any normal circumstance, the victim would not be paid off and the rapist could end up with eight or nine years in prison according to a sex offender attorney website. How many professional athletes do we know of that have served eight years in prison after charged with sexual assault? None come to mind. This is proof that celebrities rarely receive the appropriate sentence thus contributing to their ability to get away with crime more easily.
Not just just celebrities, every person who has good contacts and money – whether celebrity, politician or a non-celebrity can easily get away with crimes based on the resources they have on hand. Celebrities have an advantage of money and contacts that can get them out of any situations. It’s really not so much that celebrities get away with more, it is that rich people get away with more. The fact that they can afford to hire the best attorneys.