Ridiculous....

There are so many things in the news right now...pop culture wise...that are infuriating me. Now I may have some of the specifics wrong...but I am pretty close......

Nicole Richie. Served 82 minutes in jail for DUI.
Lindsey Lohan. Sentenced to one day in jail for her second DUI and cocaine possession.
Vick. Pleading guilty in a plea bargain for dog-fighting charges.
Bettis. Faked his injury.
And don't even get me started on Britney Spears.

Please.

Let's say...hypothetically...that I got pulled over in Spring Lake at 2am on a Saturday. I have just left the American Legion. I have had several drinks, and certainly have no business driving. Oh, and I also have cocaine in my glove compartment. After miserably failing my sobriety test, and after the officer has placed the suspicious white powder on the hood of my car, I would be cuffed and immediately transported to jail. I would not get into another car with my chauffuer. I would not call my agent. I would go to jail. I would be fingerprinted, booked, humiliated, and would spend a sleepness night in the drunk tank.
After sobering up, I would lose my driver's license for at least several months. No doubt, I would be convicted of a drug possession charge (even though it was my first offense). I would be sentenced to jail time, with leniency coming in the form of time served for my night in the drunk tank. When my employer gets wind of this, I would be fired. No questions asked. After all, my salary is paid by taxpayer dollars. I am a school teacher. A role model for young people. My family would also be deeply humiliated. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be asked to teach religious education or bible school any more. My position in my church choir would be compromised (not many people would want a convicted felon singing a solo at his or her wedding).

Now....I ask you....why should this be any different for someone who has a larger paycheck than I?? For someone who is in the public eye more than I?? It is absolutely ludicrous. Pathetic. Ridiculous.

Come on people. If we have a truly fair justice system (that's another post), then all convicted persons should be treated the same way for the same conviction. Or am I missing something here?

I am nauseated by the celebrity of people like Paris Hilton who makes a living by just being famous. For what? Her father's wealth? Certainly not for anything she has done that is worthwhile. Just for her pedigre.

Let's stop putting these celebrities on a pedestal. They certainly don't deserve it.

Seeks has spoken.