Do wealthy people get off easily when they break the law? Does our legal system treat all people equally? Write an opinion essay for a school assignment giving your view on the issue (300 words).

We live in a World in which it is said that money makes it go around. Money does control every single aspect of our society. You might think that it is really disgusting, maybe it is, although it is a fact.

In other epochs other fields exercised control over society. In Middle Ages this influence were exercised by Church, or in a more accurate definition: by Religion. Nowadays in our capitalist World, and I think this adjective would be applied to all the countries despites their regimen in this globalised World. Telecommunications has finally broken that last barrier.

However, we have reached in western society high levels of equally and democracy. Due to this fact, and at least in Europe and America, judges administer justice equally without taking in account your background or your income level. This is theoretically, although. Since your economical level provides you the possibility of using or not the best legal means such as the best lawyers. And that makes the different among upper and lower classes on the real life.

Despite everything, I would like to believe that judges are honest public servants and keep away from any prejudice and perversion. That would mean that although you had the best lawyer you would receive an impartial sentence. And I know it is like this when we are looking at big and high-profile matter such as child abuse, terrorism or murder. Nevertheless, I might think that in minor crimes having a top lawyer would means to have a more favourable sentence because they will have more resources for fighting against. And I am speaking about legal resources that maybe for a less good lawyer would be more difficult to find because they have a smaller staff and lees means.

To sum up, we could somehow state that the richer you are, the better result you will have in a trial. I see it really difficult for major crimes since that kind of crimes are more controlled by the judiciary and under the light of the media, although.