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First things first. Michael Jackson is out, acquitted by the jury for lack of evidence in any of the charges against him.

In other gratifying news, Bangalore's Page-3 poster boy Prasad Bidapa is temporarily detained in Dubai for allegedly carrying marijuana. In a case of such extreme irony that it is almost a cliche, he's apparently an "Image Consultant" as well. His wife makes a strong case for his release with the statement "Everybody smokes grass occasionally."

Was justice served in the Jackson case? Will it in Bidapa's? Are the accused victims of their own fame, or are they criminals encashing on their fame to evade punishment?

Can our legal systems provide justice? Or will they be merely content with finding Louis Friend instead? (as Dr.Lecter would probably say). I know, its a really arbit reference.