Does a celebrity get the same punishment as a normal human being if he or she committed the same crime? Celebrities seem to get special treatment everywhere they go but can they get passed the law? There is some evidence that shows celebrities have received a lighter sentence and have been acquitted from trials that any other person would've been seen guilty. Reading the article from All academic research states how many not all celebrities receive special treatment.
Many jurors might believe they are voting fairly but the psychological theories have suggested that the celebrities influence the jurors in a great way. Celebrities have social power and authority making the jurors sort of vulnerable to them. Some things that have been put into place to prevent this is special courtrooms that help the celebrities be tried fairly.
My analysis of this is that no matter what the courts may do to try ans make it a fair and unjust trial there will always be a difference. the jurors are always going to be influenced and bias towards celebrities. What can we say? Maybe celebrities aren't human? Maybe they have this special influence on people? In my opinion they get too much special treatment.
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Theresa Hasou
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