It varies from society to society as each society has a set of unique fundamentals that it is established in. Typically, there are two disciplines or schools of thought in this regard. One is of the opinion that ' A capitalist oriented system is directed towards the powerful and is against the weak. The weak are an impediment to growth of the powerful and laws are in place only to protect the interests of the privileged against the interests of those who are not'. The laws in such a society would only be implemented on the weak segments of society and any rights or privileges exist only for the benefits of the powerful and rich. Another opinion is that nature is indifferent and can equally be cruel to all regardless of their status. Both of these ideas are true with regards to their context. However, the deviant behavior of the powerful is generally considered to be their prerogative and would normally be ignored by society, their transgressions are easily forgiven. Someone who is less powerful would accept their fate and surrender to the order of the day and the laws are applicable to them if they harm the powerful in anyway.
