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Of course that wouldn't work for a rich or famous person Martha Stewart might disagree. In many ways, the rich and famous actually make perfect targets. Pros
by tc 17y ago
Of course that wouldn't work for a rich or famous person
Martha Stewart might disagree.
In many ways, the rich and famous actually make perfect targets. Prosecutors and politicians can stir up some of the general contempt that many people still quietly harbor against the wealthy. It can be a great way for a budding prosecutor to break into higher office (c.f. Eliot Spitzer).
Your observations are otherwise completely sound.
- jonny_noog 17y agoYeah, and in many ways, they don't make perfect targets. In the case of Martha Stewart, it seems she only got taken down because there were vested interests more powerful than her interested in that goal. I agree that rich/famous people certainly can make a good target, but whether a particular rich/famous person will make a good target depends on the power to which that individual has access to, obviously. Money talks, regardless of how many people hate you for having it. I would suggest that the amount of wealth an individual has access to would be a far more accurate predictor of whether that individual will be taken down in court as opposed to celebrity. It just so happens that many famous people are also wealthy. Sure there's always going to be exceptions, but you can't seriously be suggesting that rich/famous people in general make perfect targets in court? I'm thinking a famous, yet poor person might be the best kind of target.