Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25112275-20141023032241/@comment-25869525-20150111014315

"Well, he most likely only hunted down Charlotte instead of Bellamy because how far would he get trying to kill Bellamy? Bellamy was respected by the other Delinquents and they thought of him as their leader. If Murphy tried to hang Bellamy, they probably would have killed him. So, he decided to try and kill Charlotte because he knew not many people would defend her. Which, they didn't. Only Clarke, Finn, and Bellamy had protected Charlotte. Some others even volunteered to help Murphy go and hunt her down and later kill her."

Exactly. Bellamy is popular among the otherts. Therefore, he can do whatever the hell he wants, up to and including murder. Murphy is not well liked, so they were ready to string him up, facts be damned. Charlotte...who was she to any of them? Nobody. So, they also had no problem hanging her to watch the life drain from her eyes.

Just like the real world: Popular people can commit atrocities and nobody blinks, maybe even blame the victim. Less popular, not so.