Sunday, December 09, 2007
DUI
Another actor bites the bullet with a DUI and this time faces some serious jail time. Kiefer Sutherland's 24 hours has been extended into 48 days and Daniel Baldwin has a warrant put out on him. And actors from Lost seem to make DUIs part of the script. What bugs me is that people seem to get extra pissed when this happens.
Actors are people too. Driving while impaired is a lot more common than the police blotter would lead you to believe. Looking back on my childhood so many years ago, I hesitate to count the number of times I might have allegedly been driving under conditions that may or may have not been considered under the influence. Not that I would ever do something like that. (Is that phrase legally wishy-washy enough to get by?)
The biggest problem is that Joe Smith gets busted and it's filed on page 6 under Metro News while when Mel Gibson gets busted it's front page news on every manner of media known to man. Just think about how many times you've left a restaurant after a couple glasses wine and after dinner drink? Can you honestly say you weren't over the limit? You probably made it home this time, but sooner or later you're going to pay for the alcohol high. If we're lucky, you'll just wrap your car and yourself around a tree. If we're unlucky, you'll take some of us with you.
