Why exactly are celebs treated better in criminal cases?

noetic: Why exactly are celebs treated better in criminal cases?
We’ve seen it all before. A celebrity gets caught breaking the law, and he/she gets probation. Joe the Plumber (remember him?) does the same exact crime, and gets jail time.

What is the psychology behind celebs getting special treatment?

Answers and Views:

Answer by HOBSON BEAR
they are white collar criminals

Answer by PaoloPH
Simple….they can afford the best lawyers.

Answer by Huge Menacing Gorilla
It always comes down to money. Always.

Answer by ufos420
Homecakes, this is a question you can learn by the history of fines and lawsuits. The more trouble a person is, the less time they get in jail. The reason being, is that these trouble makers get fined $ 100s, $ 1000s, to millions for the right to causing havoc on the planet. The same goes to celebrities, except they have cash on hand and friends to bail them out. There’s a price to be bad, and as long as you pay for it, the government will give you all the room you need to make it miserable for the rest of us.
That’s why instead of hearing, “We put this bastard away to live with his own kind!” You hear, “He was let out today as soon as he paid the $ 100.000 bail.”
If you can pay for it, you can attack it, break it, murder it, rape it, beat it, and terrorize it for the rest of it’s life.