The judge sentencing Wesley Snipes is absolutely disgusting. I'm not commenting on the rights or wrongs of the sentence as I haven't been following the case but this is unbelievable, he was given the maximum sentence because of his fame to set an example. I thought everyone was supposed to be equal before the law? He should be treated exactly the same as anyone else.

I am sorry but can you explain it?

What happend with Wesley Snipes what did he do?

Here's the story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7366211.stm

What he did is irrelevant to my point though, people are supposed to be equal before the law and he should not be punished more or less harshly because he is famous.

There have been TONS of cases where celebrities get better treatment and easier sentences...so I honestly don't care.

It's not like it's illegal...it's the maximum suggested term.

 so r u saying it cancels it out?

let's say I almost Kill u but then 10 years later, I save ur life

does the latter action make it so I am cleared for the first action? 

Wesley Snipes got the maximum recommended jail term (3 years) for tax offense. They didn't give him 20, they didn't kill him.

So yes, I'm saying it cancels it out, and that's fine with me. Paris Hilton and others get caught multiple times with cocaine and whatnot, and they go to a cushy, high class "prison" for well below their sentenced time. Why? Tell me why. Because they're rich and famous.  Good luck getting that same treatment if you're a bum on the street doing coke.

Snipes broke the law and will serve a legal amount of time.

And guess what. I bet he'll get out early.


Because he's famous.

 except nothing was illegal here. The judge was allowed to give Snipes the maximun sentenced allow, and so he did. The punishment was lawful. As BenKenobi88 said, it depends case to case where someone might get the minimun sentence and others might get harsher sentencing and this doesn't just apply to celebrities. 

Oh I see well it is like BenKenobi88 said.

This is also the same with Rich persons.

I'd say it reinforces that all people are equal. He did not break any exceptional ruling, he handed the maximum punishment for what the judge felt was contempt of tax laws. He's applying for probation. If he gets it, depsite being the harshest penalty, I could cry he's being treated unfairly for his celebrity status! So please don't scapegoat that. It's very very easy to.

Also, the tax laws seem pretty equal to Canadian. For every year you fail to file a tax form, there is a maximum fine of 25,000 and a year in prison. You need to be doing severe dodging to get that far though.