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Lindsay Lohan
Jul. 15th, 2010 02:49 pmI've been following this whole story on ONTD for a while, now. I'm not sure whether it's of boredom, or because I honestly do care how it turns out. I think it's a mix of both.
I don't think I've ever seen anything Lindsay Lohan's done. Apparently she sings, but I've never heard that, either. What I do know is that she's about my age. And I also know that a few years ago, she was arrested for DUI charges.
That's the part that makes me care how this whole thing turns out.
Recently, a judge sentenced her to 90 days in jail, followed by 90 days in rehab after she violated the terms of her probation. She doesn't, however, have to turn herself in until the 20th of this month. Naturally, she's spent nearly every day since the sentence in court, speaking with lawyers, and even threatening to kill herself if she has to go to jail. Depending on how things work out with all these lawyers and court dates, she will either spend the full 90 days in jail, followed by the full 90 days in rehab. More likely is that she'll spend 23 days in jail, followed by 90 says in rehab. There's also the possibility that she'll spend 90 days in jail, during which time she'll also complete her 90 days in rehab. Or, if Shapiro has his way, she'll completely skip jail all together and just go straight to rehab.
And if you ask me, none of these options is good enough. If you operate a vehicle, which is a form of heavy machinery which requires your full attention and presence of mind, you are doing so with the understanding that you know what you're doing. Vehicles kill people every day, even when the drivers are sober. But if you drive one under the influence of any drug, not only are you breaking the law, but you are endangering every other person out on the road. Every other driver, every pedestrian, every person waiting in line at Starbucks (how many times have you seen video of someone driving their car through a shop front, or worse, someone's house?).
Lindsay Lohan deserves to be punished for her actions. She chose to take drugs and then chose to get in her car. She should have been sentenced to jail in the first place, rather than been put on probation. And 90 days is not enough.
And I don't think that people are focusing on this point as much as they should be. Everybody's more interested in the fact that she painted "Fuck U" on one of her fingernails, or her obsessively-neat court notes. The important part is that SHE COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. Anyone sporting a Free Lindsay icon in her defence is just as delusional as she is.
I have very little respect for anyone who drives drunk or otherwise intoxicated. You have no right to endanger another human being like that.
I don't think I've ever seen anything Lindsay Lohan's done. Apparently she sings, but I've never heard that, either. What I do know is that she's about my age. And I also know that a few years ago, she was arrested for DUI charges.
That's the part that makes me care how this whole thing turns out.
Recently, a judge sentenced her to 90 days in jail, followed by 90 days in rehab after she violated the terms of her probation. She doesn't, however, have to turn herself in until the 20th of this month. Naturally, she's spent nearly every day since the sentence in court, speaking with lawyers, and even threatening to kill herself if she has to go to jail. Depending on how things work out with all these lawyers and court dates, she will either spend the full 90 days in jail, followed by the full 90 days in rehab. More likely is that she'll spend 23 days in jail, followed by 90 says in rehab. There's also the possibility that she'll spend 90 days in jail, during which time she'll also complete her 90 days in rehab. Or, if Shapiro has his way, she'll completely skip jail all together and just go straight to rehab.
And if you ask me, none of these options is good enough. If you operate a vehicle, which is a form of heavy machinery which requires your full attention and presence of mind, you are doing so with the understanding that you know what you're doing. Vehicles kill people every day, even when the drivers are sober. But if you drive one under the influence of any drug, not only are you breaking the law, but you are endangering every other person out on the road. Every other driver, every pedestrian, every person waiting in line at Starbucks (how many times have you seen video of someone driving their car through a shop front, or worse, someone's house?).
Lindsay Lohan deserves to be punished for her actions. She chose to take drugs and then chose to get in her car. She should have been sentenced to jail in the first place, rather than been put on probation. And 90 days is not enough.
And I don't think that people are focusing on this point as much as they should be. Everybody's more interested in the fact that she painted "Fuck U" on one of her fingernails, or her obsessively-neat court notes. The important part is that SHE COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. Anyone sporting a Free Lindsay icon in her defence is just as delusional as she is.
I have very little respect for anyone who drives drunk or otherwise intoxicated. You have no right to endanger another human being like that.
