Celebrity Justice

Our topic of investigation this week in Modern Problems is Celebrity Justice. Obviously, it isn't fair for those with wealth and/or fame to be treated differently under the law than the rest of us. I shared with the class the story of Motley Crue singer Vince Neil who was convicted of DUI and vehicular manslaughter in 1984. He was sentenced to five years probation and thirty days in jail and had to pay 2.5 million in fines. Even more troubling, he only served twenty days of his sentence; he got out ten days early for "good behavior."