Tuesday, November 26, 2019
OJ Isn't the Only One.
There are many people who supposedly "cheat justice" in America. These are people who are acquitted for their crimes. There are famous ones that have surfaced, with prominent celebrities getting away with heinous crimes such as rape and murder. Some of the most famous celebrities, people who have supposedly committed crimes like OJ's, have been accused and put on trial, but then let off with no punishment. Take Snoop Dogg for example. We love hearing his whispery rap style and his chart-topping hits. But, off stage, Snoop Dogg has had many run-ins with the law, and was put on trial for assisting his bodyguard with committing murder of a man who was in a small rival gang. There were a lot blunders, including lost evidence (including bloody clothes, the shell casing, and the BULLET), confusing and contradicting testimonies, and more. However, in the case, it was pretty clear that they had shot the victim, since the gunshot wounds were in the back, making it seem like he was running away when killed, which contradicted their plea of self-defense. But, the jury found Mr. Dogg (heehee) not guilty. This raises the question of does fame play into these decisions? What if this was a case where an ordinary civilian was on trial instead of a huge celebrity? Would the case have turned out different? There is a trend of rich and powerful defendants often getting acquitted. What about R. Kelly? I won't go into the explicit details, but there is video evidence of him engaging in sexual acts with underage girls. However, he paid off the family outside of court and was found not guilty for his crimes. So how fair really is our justice system? Why does fame benefit these celebrities who have committed serious crimes. These aren't Justin Bieber's DUIs, these are crimes of rape and murder where celebrities get off much easier than an ordinary person ever could. (Justin Bieber got off pretty easy too). OJ isn't the only case of someone's fame allowing them to rise above court and sail to freedom, its a recurring even that benefits celebrities over those who are ordinary people.
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This is a really interesting topic, as crimes such as sexual harassment in the Hollywood industry are being revealed left in right once the "#MeToo" movement came into action. When we hear about all these stories, none of them end with the celebrity would committed the crime being punished. How does this happen? It's completely unfair that people's social status often can allow them to get away with these horrific actions, most likely knowing that they can pay their way out of trouble. We don't actually know how many times this has happened with celebrities, often people don't come forward because they feel as if they can't stand in court against someone that powerful. For example, Bill Cosby was accused of decades of sexual harassment much later after they happened.
ReplyDeleteI do think that fame plays a huge part in the people that are accused. Take Lindsey Lohan for example, she has DUI's, and done drugs multiple times and violated her probation in many cases, but she got away with it. However this was a much lighter case than murder, and rape. But even then, famous people have the money and means to escape while the normal person may not be able to. In cases of serious offense, like national security-related, the most extreme crimes I feel like most people would not be able to get away with no matter if they are famous or not. As for the snoop dog incident, judges always have a personal bias, and him getting away might have something to do with the fact that sometimes people are more agreeable to people more like-minded or interesting rather than putting a person away because what he/she did was wrong, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
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