Why is it that sometimes those who do bad walk away without punishment?

Well, reality really is reality. People who have money can afford good lawyers however how high their service fees are. And justice in the court is really not balanced according to how the case is seen by the public but how the lawyers defend their clients. Well, reality sucks. They have money so they can afford high-caliber lawyers that even the government cannot afford. Reality sucks ain't it?

Hi littlefranciscan! I personally think that people get away with something temporarily but eventually things catch up with them. Like a person that jumps of a tall building, temporarily it seems that nothing bad is happening, they might even enjoy the fall, but before too long the consequences happen. I find the following Psalm puts things in the right perspective. Psalm 37:1-11 (New International Version) 1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. 10 [b]A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.[/b] 11 [b]But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.[/b]

Well indeed they could walk away with their their sins in this world but surely when it is their time to face God they have to face the stiffest punishment they will ever know.. They could have laugh here but surely in hell they could not.

Well, we do not live in a perfect world. After all, there are perfectly good people who suffer every day and have misfortune. Then there are those who are have a bit of a shady side to them at best, that walk way happily, without any care in the world. I think it really depends on the money. If the right people get slipped enough green, then anything can be proven. Is it right? Of course not but that is the way that it is. People who have money will be able to build a better defense team that will allow them to walk away with little to no punishment fitting the crime. In a perfect world this will not happen, but then again, this world is far from person. A normal person off of the street would be locked away, while someone who has the money will be able to get away. I think it all boils down to the fact that life is not fair.

Hi littlefranciscan. That's the power of money, it can buy almost ANYTHING and ANYONE. You can always afford things and people that leads that bad person to escape innocently. Oftentimes, no one attempts to try and take these guys down because their also afraid, these guys have lots of money. Bad guys can hire assassins to kill people who have been trying to stop their plans. Who says life is fair? It's not as long as there are people who abuses and manipulates the laws and bribes people with money.

one word: GREED. human as we are... people just give in to whats EASY. ..now that's the saddest truth.

It seems that people with money can buy earthly justice and can buy freedom from jail. I do believe that money can buy you peace and happiness. The story of Al Capone and other rich people who seem to manage to avoid justice makes me angry. It seems that things have been like this in ancient times as well.

Well yes thats true, but they are punished by god and nature, unless they realise their mistakes. No one can escape from the court of god. And they will be paid for their acts.

One less fact about Al Capone is that he had contracted syphilis as a young man. By the time he was incarcerated at Alcatraz, it reached its third stage,neurosyphilis, leaving him confused and disoriented. He did not get away. God's law finally caught up with him. God's ways are different to ways of men.