"Chris Brown Beat Rihanna with Fists, Not Deadly Weapon"

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mesoteto said:

largedarryl said:

mesoteto said:
like it or not not all crimes and criminals are equal

did he f up ---yes

did he f-up on the same level as oj? or tyson?


if a kid falls asleep at the wheel and kills someone should he be held to the same level as say Gacy?

The varying levels of murder appropriately cover accidental or death due to neglegance vs serial killers.

 

My opinion may be a little different than yours, but I personally believe that role models/celebrities/people in power/etc. should be subject to a more stringent form of the law, not a looser form. 

When the crimes commited are moving into the realm of violent crimes (first time or not) where one person places anothers life in danger don't deserve any better treatment than an animal.

 

 

that to me is a slippery slop--i feel every person should be treated the same based only on teh law not the veiw society might have on teh law

 

sure he is a role model to some but not to everyone and that make him neither better then me or you 

 

so why should that make him worse in teh eyes of the law?

Just taking a quick look at the recent history of celebrity crimes and the corrective actions they have received is absolutely garbage.  These people are looked up upon by many people (not you or me, or seemingly anyone else on this site), but there will be several people that actually view this person as a role model.  Now there is one prominent role model that is held at quit a high standard, teachers, now a teacher screwing up and doing something like this will severely limit their opurtunities.

Celebrities get it off easy in far to many cases:

Mel Gibson - Yelling racial slurs at a police officer while drunk driving => punishment is a public apoligy

Mike Tyson - Rape somebody, serve your time, who cares about all the rules in place for boxers to fight, he makes money so no biggy.

Flava Flav, Britney, Lindsay, etc. - Do all the drugs and drinking you want, no one is going to be sending them to jail for being stupid, let them make another song, movie, etc. because it makes someone money

50 cent - popular because he was an idiot?  I still don't understand.

Obviously I could go on all day, but what message is sent to youths when their hero's are allowed to break the law around every corner, but receive little to no punishment.  How long do you think teachers/police officers/politicians would be around if they pistol whipped someone in a parking lot?