The Celebrity Defense

Mr. Sandler, good points sir & dead on the mark. The problem is PEOPLE. That's who adores "Lilo" & her ilk.
They crave to be like her (along w/ Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, et al) & it all comes down to that TMZ/entourage mentality.
Got to hand it to TMZ, they know how to cash in on the sheep & they do it well. Capitalism 101: Provide the pasture, the sheep are sure to follow.
Look @ the recent Kardashian wedding in lovely Montecito. FREAK SHOW! But the TMZ/entourage set made their showing just to be part of that "special" event, even if they weren't on the guest list.
The only word that comes to mind is JOKE! That marriage only lasted 72 days (which by the way, hank called it on a post a day or 2 after that farce of a marriage, I said 90 days).
My particular favorite post on a blog site was the person who answered to the criticism of that freak show by saying the following: "All you haters need to understand that KimK is a true American Princess!" Now these not-so-special people are royalty all of a sudden? Huh?
So maybe therein lies the problem, how the average people are enamored w/ the suckerings of these mere people who get celeb status.
When it starts affecting how punishment for breaking the law is meted, well kind sir, we're @ the point of Idiocracy (Mike Judge's 2006 movie after Office Space).
Look @ the recent debacle w/ Randy & Evi Quaid. Star whackers were out to get them? Only a celeb can use that defense. Again, good points made sir :) henry

Lohan isn't even a resident of SB County and none of the offenses she's been convicted of occured here. All that has been accomplished with this letter is to give LiLo (who when sober is extremely talented and a very sweet girl) more publicity.

Ken, I know what you're saying, but the point of the article wasn't just focused on Lohan.
True, her wrongs weren't done here, but guess what? Randy & Evi Quaid are costing the SB courts $$$ by failing to appear for their dealings here in town, not to mention the $$$ they still owe to the hotel they ripped off.
If you or me did ANYTHING remotely close to what these celebs do, you can rest assured it's Hotel Graybar & "pay restitution to plaintiff" for us :) henry

Hey hank,

I think @2&$$$ but also w/:) Don't you agree?

Sez, are you using twitterspeak? Shame on you! HAHAHA! :) henry

Lohan has not been continuing to put anyone at risk due to her driving. She has not put anyone at risk due to any of her behaviors. What she has done is violate the terms of her probation. The judge who sentences her isn't doing the taxpayers any favors since it costs all of us to keep her in the legal system. Why not focus on her real problem which is driving under the influence. If she gets caught doing that than throw the book at her. Otherwise, leave her alone!

Buckwheat, I think you're missing the point. yeah, her REAL problem is DUI, no doubt.
But here's the clincher: If you or me do that it's gonna cost us dearly in legal fees, fines, all that neat stuff & if we screw up on probie, off to the hoosegow we go.
What Mr. Sandler's points out is that she gets off the hook because of the celebrity status, you or me won't.
Regardless of how great an actress she is, she still has to flush the toilet after using it just like you or me do.
If she breaks the law, she deserves the same & equal treatment under the laws of the state, regardless of who she is. That's the main point.
By the way, it ain't the judge who keeps her in the legal system, it's her audience by glorifying her behavior, that's what keeps putting her in front of a judge in the 1st place :) henry

Rabbit, great point. I think Mr. Sandler may be having a bit of "buyer's remorse" seeing what some of his product is doing these days.
But crappy behavior by celebs ain't anything new. I think the new twist is those doing it are younger :) henry

Oops, rabbit got skinned! :) henry

I heard that she was released due to overcrowding of the jail. Nonetheless, I agree she should be behind bars.

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