Salman Khan being sentenced to five year prison term after a legal battle that lasted for thirteen years has once again raised the question.Do people who are famous and who commit wrongdoing get punished more severely than so-called ordinary citizens? And if so is this fair?
Slamans myriad fans are up in arms about severity of sentence imposed on him, citing many charitable works he has embarked on. Bollywood’s showbiz has expressed jitters about how Sallu behind bars is going to jeopardize movie projects in making which involve over Rs 200 crore.
Khan’s hit and run case he still has three other cases pending against him, relating wildlife poaching and illegal possession of firearms, which could add to his jail time has made national headlines.
It has also brought to forefront the issue of high number of road accident fatalities in India.
India has one of highest incidences of road deaths in world, particularly those which belong to hit and run category. Many such cases go unreported or under reported by media, which treat them as commonplace, everyday occurrences that do not merit news space.
We know Only in stances involving high profile individuals like Sanjeev Nanda of so called BMW case do such incidents highlight hazards rash driving and tragic consequences it can be lead to.
This is the true not just of road crimes, but for all manner of wrongdoing, from fraud and the shoplifting to physical violence and murder.
The more high profile person involved, more the publicity generated by the case.And the accused in such cases often to get away literally with murder as US sports icon O J Simpson is widely believed have done.thanks to the expert legal help they buy.
But sometimes long arm of the law does manage not only nab them but make them pay what some say is inordinately high the price for their crime.
In such cases, it seems almost though a vengeful society was getting its own envious way back on someone who had won fame and fortune as celebrity.
While it is not clear if this will happen in Khan’s case, the question remains as to whether punishment meted out is, or should be, co related to fame of culprit.
A wrongdoing is a wrongdoing and the social or economic status of wrongdoer should not matter. But in actual fact it does, more often than not.
The rich and powerful as rule get away free from paying price of their criminal acts. But in exceptional case, they are not only to bought book but also made to pay punitive price which is direct proportion to their fame and also influence.
It is as though Justice has slipped her blindfold deliberately to ithe impose a particularly harsh punishment on a well known individual on the grounds that this would prove a deterrent to the future wrongdoers.
By this line of reasoning, public humbling of high and mighty has a salutary effect on society as whole.
But sentencing has highlighted the lack of safety on Indian roads.
In that sense,I think Salman Khan’s pain is the public’s gain.
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