Johnny Depp’s recent trial comes to mind – he openly admitted to doing cocaine but as far as I’m aware no action was taken
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Think about what the fundamental purpose of the judicial system is. Is it to ensure that everybody in society follows the same arbitrary rules? No, of course not: why would people in positions of power want that? Its main purpose is to maintain the societal order. The police are very open about the fact that they disproportionately target poor and minority communities over allegations they would not dream of pursuing if they were made about rich and powerful people. Forget “celebrities”, there have been repeated claims over the years from cleaners that they have found cocaine in Downing Street and Chequers. The police have discretion over whether to pursue these claims, and they choose not to, because their job is to protect the rich from the poor, not to protect law-abiding people from criminals. For that matter, bribery is rife at the highest levels of British politics: many politicians openly accept large salaries for allegedly doing a few hours of “consulting” work for lobbying firms. It is extremely rare for them to face any action or even investigation over this.
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