Illinois Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges

[dmek25]

ah Joe, the voice of reason. i have had some legal dealings( thru my daughter) and have seen first hand how money makes it go. your rationale makes me gain confidence that justice will be served. i really believe the system works, if we let it

[saden1]

Let's not kid ourselves, people in position of power don't get the same treatment as those that aren't. They get treated better mainly because they can afford better lawyers, that is a fact of life. Unfortunately Blogo was able to walk with $4,500 bail, fortunately the man is relatively poor, is so stupid and so blatant he will without a doubt end up in jail and serve some serious time. Regrettably, he'll end up in a federal pen where salad tossing is not prevalent.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by saden1

Let's not kid ourselves, people in position of power don't get the same treatment as those that aren't. They get treated better mainly because they can afford better lawyers, that is a fact of life. Unfortunately Blogo was able to walk with $4,500 bail, fortunately the man is relatively poor, is so stupid and so blatant he will without a doubt end up in jail and serve some serious time. Regrettably, he'll end up in a federal pen where salad tossing is not prevalent.

Yup. That's pretty much the case. And, quite frankly, most prosecutors are paid substantially less than the defense attorneys for high profile guys. So, unless truly dedicated (which does happen), the prosecutors tend to be younger and/or just not as good as the defense attorneys they face. Also, in general, prosecutors can't focus the resources that the defense can on any particular case. Yes, the State has tons of money BUT its got to be divided among tons of cases. Bottom line, lots of money means your more likely be able to buy yourself a better defense.

With that said, in some cases, you just can't avoid the truth (see M. Vick and a host of other mega-rich defendents that still managed to get jail time). This is one of those cases. Unless the feds f'ed up the wiretap request (here's betting that they didnt), they have this guy's admitting his intent to auction off the seat among other stuff - read the indictment.

He will be in jail and, as betraying public trust is one of those things that particular pisses of the public, I suspect he will be made an example.