The Hollywood starlet magazine reported that Lindsey Lohan, former "mean girls" star was a fidgety mess while she was dreading her upcoming days in jail. She was due to be locked up Tuesday for parole violations from her drunk driving in 2007.She broke the terms of her parole for missing seven classes of a 90-day, in-patient substance abuse program judge Marsha Revel had ordered her to attend. Lindsey, broke down in tears July 6 when the judge ordered her placed behind bars, but it is unlikely she will serve out her full sentence in a Los Angeles detention facility due to her nonviolent crime and similar preceding cases of Hollywood stars who served a mere fraction of their time. Now, she is only serving 2 weeks, due to overcrowding. So 90 days to 2 weeks, How convenient.
How does this happen? Why does she, as a star get to shorten her sentence like that. I'm sorry, but to me drunk driving is a huge mistake. Drunk driving shows that you think your life means more than anyone Else's. When we all get on the road, or send our loved ones out into the world we trust that the others driving aren't intoxicated. I HATE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE DRUNK. There is always another way. It's so irresponsible and sleezy to me. To many people die, and to many things happen. If your responsible enough to drink, then you should know enough to not pick up the keys and drive away. It's no big deal until someone dies right? WRONG. Stop making excuses.
In 2001, half a million people were victims to drunk drivers. That's ridiculous. How can we as a society let this go. Not only does drunk driving kill and ruin peoples lives permanently, but it also costs the public. Alcohol-related crashes in the United States cost the public an estimated $114.3 billion in 2000, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses. Why are we letting this happen?
Beyond that, why are we letting people get away with this. She clearly didn't learn her lesson when she failed to go to her 7 classes, and I strongly believe she should be punished. I actually like Lindsey Lohan as an actress and am not trying to have a slam on her, but I'm curious as to why this is okay, and it happens so much. So many people are dying and being injured from this, and it is continuing to go on. But all of a sudden, its not a big deal when a celeb does it? I think she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, just like everyone should. I would feel the exact same way if someone I love was drunk driving and not being punished. I would lose much respect for them, and expect them to not only complete their sentence, but also never do it again. I'm sure many of you know people who have been affected by drunk drivers, or you have yourself. Let's lower the statistics, and make a change. Think before you act, for every action has a reaction.
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