It's not white privilege or gay privilege....it's the privilege of politically connected people.
There are two systems of law: the one for the Political In Group who give each other all kinds of indulgences and absolutions; and the letter of the law version for the rest of us. It's also important to note that the letter of the law version is based upon such a Byzantine and incomprehensible body of laws, that anyone can be made into a criminal for political purposes.
No doubt. Not only is our criminal justice system clearly 2 tiered. The codified law is so voluminous, and convoluted it is an actual impossibility to claim with a straight face that, “ignorance of the law is no excuse”. Even the judges themselves, and lawyers as well need teams of paralegals to help them navigate the mess that is “the Law”.
Our entire criminal justice system needs to be scrapped and replaced with something simpler, and more effective, But most importantly consistent...