The Rich and Wealthy Accused, Money and A Jury's Suppositionary Bias

Contrary to popular belief and conventional acceptance, money or wealth does not get rich and wealthy accused out of legal jams.  But the suppositionary bias held by a jury about wealth and money is what enables, allows and permits the rich and wealthy accused to elude and evade convictions.

The argument will be made that this is a distinction without consequence because the basis for the jury's suppositionary bias is still the jury's assumption about money and wealth.

The counter and response is simple:  The rich and wealthy accused does not say to the jury "I should be acquitted because I'm rich and wealthy".  On the contrary the rich and wealthy accused downplays the ornate capricies of money and wealth and instead plays to the idealistic self-consciousness of the jury and it's suppositionary bias, because the rich and wealthy recognizes, the jury wants to be him.

It is lazy analysis to be critical of the double standard in the justice system by blaming the rich and wealthy.  When we should challenge the supremacy of suppositionary biases in our Political-Economy that allows the truly criminal to escape while punishing the hapless and desperate.

By Apropos