Originally Posted by
dougmc
Being rich and knowing the right people certainly helps, but not always.
OJ Simpson won his criminal case but lost his civil case. As for jail ...
Martha Stewart
Bernie Madoff
Jim Bakker
Hell,
here's a whole list of [white] rich people who went to jail ...
It helps, but it's certainly not proof. (I guess you're going to say they're not rich enough or don't know the right people ... right?
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You're right. But in the case of these people, they made the mistake of pissing off other rich people. Bernie Madoff being the prime example there...