In the news celebrities have been getting caught with cocaine, marijuana, driving while drunk and even killing people because of they were under the influence of a substance and judges continue to slap them on the hand. I’m tired of the judges abuse of their privileges and the justice system. It is time that every citizen voice their concerns to congress about these incompetent judges. If me you or anyone else has drugs or drives drunk or kills someone our life is over, our driving privileges are taken, we are not forgiven, and we can forget about finding employment suitable enough to make a living off of. Express your outrage now and stop the discrimination. I feel insulted and I feel my life depends on whether or not I’m a millionaire and how well the judge is feeling if I were to ever get in trouble. They deserve to be dismissed of their duties because they have done an injustice and caused distrust in the legal system and confirmed its unfairness.
I’ve found it the opposite. I think most of the sentences are worse than they should be for the crimes committed because they are famous. What are some specific examples of a sentence that was too lenient?
People of wealth getting breaks in our judicial system is hardly new. Although I wholeheartedly agree with you on this matter, I suggest that you take a trip to traffic court, and view a microcosm of the system.
You will notice that people with an attorney get ‘moved up’ on the docket. Most times, the prosecuter automaticlly accepts a ‘double the fine, no permanent mark on your record’ attitude. This isn’t even where the ‘big boys’ play, mind you. This is just traffic court. As a convicted felon, I can assure you that when the stakes are higher, the level of corruption goes WAY higher.
It’s all about the money, whether you are famous or not. We just hear about the high profile cases more. As far as the judge is concerned, he isn’t giving special treatment to Paris and other celebs. He is just doing what he always does…letting the rich buy thier way out of trouble.
Interesting. A couple of thoughts about this; Congress does not have any real power over State judges other than creating laws that those judges may interpret. So, writing Congress isn’t likely to do anything, even if they were actually doing anything. Next, judges are sworn to a code of judicial ethics and if you know of specific instances where that code may have been violated, you may complain to your state’s administrator of the courts or the bar association, we all have to police one another in this business. Last, most state judges (although I don’t know about your jurisdiction) are elected, so if you have a complaint about a particular judge fight to prevent his/her reelection. One last thought, if you are an attorney be very careful in this regard because Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.2(a) prohibits an attorney from making false or reckless statements about particular judges. If you are not an attorney, go to law school its a great profession.