Comments on: Why do celebrities escape the law?

By: I luv culture

I luv culture — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:33:11 +0000

good defense, rich, spoiled, everyone loves them even if they do something nobody should do.. I still don’t see why people idolize them.. and it’s possible that there just wasn’t enough proof to convict them so they get set loose

By: ♥PYT♥

♥PYT♥ — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:17 +0000

Alright, first of all, were you in the jury for any of these cases? Don’t you realize that most juries are made up of people like you and me? Every single jury member in the Michael Jackson case said they couldn’t see evidence that he did anything wrong. The jury members in the OJ case saw reasonable doubt (poorly reasonable, but it was there.) The problem isn’t the celebrities, the problem is the rest of the country. Most court cases today are decided on probable cause, not reasonable doubt. If there is probable cause that the person committed the crime, then they are guilty. The only thing the celebrities have going for them is they can afford to pay for a lawyer that can raise that reasonable doubt, and make sure that the jury remembers that IT is how our courts work.

By: wdx2bb

wdx2bb — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:00:24 +0000

I think judges are very careful to make sure that celebrities do not get any breaks from a legal standpoint. There is so much scrutiny that it’s rare to see people get a break just because of fame.

That said, celebrities often have lots of money, and they can use it to get the best defense money can buy. There is always going to be a problem in that sense between rich and poor.

And juries are sometimes going to make decisions that you and I would not make. It’s tough to know how a case should go without hearing all of the evidence personally. O.J. Simpson did have a top defense team, but you could argue the case wasn’t prosecuted as well as it should have been.

By: DeAnna

DeAnna — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:05:28 +0000

Soon to add Phil Spector to that list. (Edit: Oops, overlooked his name. NM! :D)

Because they have the money to afford the top defense attorneys and because people are blinded by celebrity. Those two elements = acquittal.

You MAY see a celeb convicted if there is every direct video tape evidence. Otherwise, it won’t happen.

By: sheyna

sheyna — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:33:17 +0000

Something very wrong. Money!!!!! Celebrities can buy slick lawyers who can get them out of just about anything!!!!!!!!

By: kal_el's_love

kal_el's_love — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:05:22 +0000

Something is very wrong with this picture!!!! I guess whoever you are if you have enough money you can pretty much get whatever you want. But let someone actually be innocent and never have been seen on a t.v. screen, and it takes years for them to actually prove themselves innocent. Its all crooked, its about what can you give me…..it has nothing to do with justice.