In Jackson Miss. the mayer was going before a jury for gun prosition. He reached a agreement 30 minutes befor trial He faced 3 years in prison. Also as a concicted felon he would have been thrown outof office. The charges were, concealed wepon in a park, a church & at the Mississippi colleger school of law. He got 3 years probation + $1,500 fine. My point is If I break the law I go to jail , but a public offical breaks the law so they bargin to keep him in office. Is this equal protection under the law?
2006-11-15 05:37:06 · 14 answers · asked by BUTCH 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He got elected on law& order. The crime rate in Jackson is twice the national adverage.
2006-11-15 05:39:35 · update #1
Oh my, you are either very young or new to this country.
If you have money or you are famous, you can buy whatever judgement or law that you want enacted.
If you are poor then you are just out of luck. Lawyers will not take your case unless it means very big money for them. Even if you are totally in the right unless they can make a huge profit they will not touch it.
So, repeat after me.
Money equals privilage under the law.
Poverty equals nothing.
Save yourself a lot of time and learn it now.
2006-11-15 05:41:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take it you don't much care for the mayor.
My read is as follows, elected official thrice commits a chargeable offense. (Is almost certainly taken to jail and booked and then probably released on his own recognizance), then, moments before trial cements a deal with the prosecutor(s) that allows him or her to avoid jail time.
Your question, is this equal protection under the law.
My answer: Yup! The key words however are "under the law" Fact is, though I don't know you, I surmise that the mayor is in a better financial position than you and thus, likely has access to some more skilled legal minds than your budget could afford, which is not the fault of the mayor. The mayor simply used the system and his or her financial position to his or her benefit.
You on the other hand have concluded that the mayor used his or her political infuence to avoid the consequences of his or her actions, or in the very least, limit the consequences. You may or may not be right and neither of us are able know for certain unless someone steps forward with evidence to the contrary.
Either way, if it really pisses you off that this happened, you should work toward changing the rules so that you and the elected official have equal access to equal legal counsel regardless of your financial position.
Personally, I'd tell you that Hell will freeze over before that happens, so I recommend a more profitable mission so that you may one day become mayor or at least make enough money to pay for a similar situation if you found yourself there.
Before I conclude, even if it might cost me jail time, a bucket of money, make me a convicted felon, I probably would risk the same thing if I lived where the crime rate is twice the national average.
Finally, I am not an attorney and nothing I wrote here should be construed as legal advice, which by the way, would get me tossed in jail. Good luck though
2006-11-15 14:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by calldrsalsa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very few cases actually result in a trial and jury decision. Real courts are not like the movies & TV. Most cases are settled out of court and through deals. Unless you had a crappy lawyer, you would be able to get the same deal. Our jails are too full as it is, I would rather this harmless charge result in probation than see a murderer go on early release to make room for this guy.
2006-11-15 14:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by AliceG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called plea bargaining, and those that can afford decent representation usually get a better break.
It is often referred to as the best justice money can buy.
There are different standards for the classes of people in life, and to say that does not exist is a lie, but also compared to many other countries our legal system is pretty fair and sometimes too lenient.
2006-11-15 13:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by John E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, in court it matters what lawyer you can afford. Justice is dead. But could you have paid the fine either? The Mayor has money you don't.
2006-11-15 13:41:27 · answer #5 · answered by dakota29575 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one does time for a weapons charge unless he's on parole for a violent crime.
2006-11-15 13:38:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's not...You're absolutely right that there are definately double standards out there.
2006-11-15 13:39:52 · answer #7 · answered by shygirl2many_4569 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yee Hah!
Blo'd up real guud, y'all
2006-11-15 13:38:59 · answer #8 · answered by Up your Maslow 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
....only in America.
If you have enough money you can kill someone and get elected to congress.
2006-11-15 13:45:28 · answer #9 · answered by Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its all about who you know.
2006-11-15 13:39:43 · answer #10 · answered by soulburner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋