Lindsay Lohan has struck a deal by pleading no contest to two counts of DUI and will serve 10 days community service and one day in jail (the minimum sentence of four days was cut in half by the judge, and she was also credited one day for the time served when she was arrested). Lindsay also pleaded guilty to two counts of being under the influence of a controlled substance and pled no contest to reckless driving. The judge ordered Lindsay to serve 36 months probation and attend an alcohol education program for 18 months, as well as enroll in a drug program and “not to associate with people with controlled substances.” Lindsay issued the following statement:
“It is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs.
Recently, I relapsed and did things for which I am ashamed. I broke the law, and today I took responsibility by pleading guilty to the charges in my case. No matter what I said when I was under the influence on the day I was arrested, I am not blaming anyone else for my conduct other than myself. I thank God I did not injure others. I easily could have.
I very much want to be healthy and gain control of my life and career and have asked for medical help in doing so. I am taking these steps to improve my life. Luckily, I am not alone in my daily struggle and I know that people like me have succeeded. Maybe with time it will become easier. I hope so.”
She sounds pretty serious about getting healthy, but one day in jail? For seven misdemeanors, including driving with a blood alcohol level almost double the legal limit and trying to run somebody down in her car? I waved at a police officer the wrong way once and got a worse sentence.
The reason the judge was able to give her so little time and the reason she will probably spend little or no time in jail is that the DA Steve Cooley reduced felony charges to misdemeanors. Since when is possession of cocaine a misdemeanor? And twice?
THAT is how celebrities get off.
You can only get out of jail early for overcrowding if your original sentence is less than 90 days. A felony charge carries a longer sentence than that. So they get chaged with misdemeanors, and then judges give them light sentences for serious crimes.
For instance actress Rebecca Gayheart pled guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and got off with a fine.
The problem begins with the DA. Instead the media covers up for the DA and tries to blame the Sheriff who is following the law.
Everything here favors Hollywood. It’s sick.
Karen is right. I don’t actually blame the judge for this so much as the idiot district attorney for going along with the insane setllement offer proposed by Lohan’s attorneys. I’m a prosecutor in Baltimore and it seriously pisses me off when I see other prosecutors pull this crap. No way would I or any of my colleagues EVER accept a plea deal like this one- especially for someone who committed back-to-back offfenses! I mean, they hadn’t even gotten a chance to charge her for the original DUI before she went out and did it again for Christs sake! From what I’ve read, they had more than enough evidence to go forth with prosecuting her, but for some asinine reason, chose not to. That seems to be the trend in L.A. lately. I don’t know what the hell the judges and attorneys have been drinking down there.
And #96 is right too. I feel like a “no contest” plea is even more of a kick in the face, because she’s accepting the punishment without admitting guilt! She will never have to stand up and up in a courtroom and say “yes I’m guilty, I did everything I’m accused of.” I agree that her “statement” seems a little too articulate, with correct spelling and semantics and everything, to have actually come from her. That has “PR” written all over it.
Okay, one last thing I have to comment on, I promise) I keep seeing various people commenting about how it’s not fair that Lindsay had to serve only 1 day in jail while Paris had to spend several weeks in jail for “just driving on a suspended license.” Alright guys, we need to get this straight! Paris did not “just” drive on a suspended license. That’s not what got her jail time. She VIOLATED HER PROBATION. That’s incredibly serious. So serious, in fact, that jail time is required for it. The judge in Paris’ case was actually incredibly fair and could have given her alot more time to serve. Paris was actually pulled over several times for driving on a suspended license and it was only after about the 3rd or 4th time that the cops finally say, “enough is enough” and charged her with violating her probation. Paris wasn’t “victimized” by the courts; she actually got off pretty light. Don’t forget that she didn’t originally get jail time for her DUI offense either. She violated the probationary terms of her DUI offense and THAT’S what earned her a trip to the pokey. While I agree that Linday’s sentence is b.s., if she violates her probation like Paris did, I can assure you she’ll wind up serving time also. Sorry if I sound preachy guys, but it’s just driving me nuts that people (and I blame the media for their inaccurate reporting) keep misrepresenting what Paris did, thereby lessening the severity of her actions.
Can I sign up to be a visitor for the one day she’s in the slammer. I will bring my phone, take pictures, get a blow job and then sell the photos.
Sounds like a good day for me.
@82 – this thread is probably dead by now, but I can’t believe nobody posted the obvious comeback to your comment. One word: meth. An “epidemic” just as widespread, and just as violent as crack in the 80s, with meth addicts doing daily petty crimes and meth dealers fighting over the monster profits to be had. This big difference is that the meth scene is overwhelming white, not black. So, laws were written for meth to match the severity of the crack laws, right? Of course not. Don’t be silly.
well fuck me black and blue…and I am NOT going to censor myself in these goddamn blogs anymore…cos I’m famous and no judge will convict me….
piss me a fucking river….
Whatever. She’ll need to leave the party scene — shit, leave L.A. — for this to work. I don’t think she has it in her.
somebody raise the bottom, for Christ’s sake
I like their sentences.Idid LESS then that and can’t drive untill 2010.