Unfareness of the rich and famous

The immaculately dressed distinguished looking gentleman walks briskly towards the historic building, escorting him is a member of the local police force. Across the Bay the man’s multi-million dollar motor yacht gleams brightly in its private berth at the private yacht club. The man scarcely has time to take in the view of this famous harbour, or even notice the manicured lawns and gardens of the establishment he is about to enter. He could be attending a very important business meeting or perhaps entertaining wealthy clients, and on any other day that is precisely what he would be doing. For he is a member of the rich and famous upper society of Australia. Today however he is just a common criminal, tried, convicted and sentenced for using insider knowledge, in other words he heard something, thought he would make a quick buck and got caught.

There was no outcry from the lower social standing members of the public, just a shrug of the shoulders and the odd comment, “’bout t...