> This trope that rich people are immune from prison is prevalent on Reddit and other social media every time someone wealthy is arrested for crimes
It's not a trope, it's a pretty logical thing, sadly. Maybe not entirely immune but, when caught, for any crime, rich people can afford expensive lawyers who'll be able to search for any technicality, loophole, problems with the arrest and so on. That's not even considering corruption like getting a friendly judge because your father/uncle or whatever went to college with the right people.
Imagine the exact same crime, let's say selling cocaine. One person grew up in the ghetto and has to use the free public prosecutor. The other is the son of a millionaire. Which one do think will do more prison time?
The claim was that Holmes wouldn’t do any prison time. I’m specifically asking why so many people are convinced that wealthy people suffer no consequences for their crimes, not why they think expensive lawyers can do a better job.
It's not a trope, it's a pretty logical thing, sadly. Maybe not entirely immune but, when caught, for any crime, rich people can afford expensive lawyers who'll be able to search for any technicality, loophole, problems with the arrest and so on. That's not even considering corruption like getting a friendly judge because your father/uncle or whatever went to college with the right people.
Imagine the exact same crime, let's say selling cocaine. One person grew up in the ghetto and has to use the free public prosecutor. The other is the son of a millionaire. Which one do think will do more prison time?