One of the great things about America is all the hypocritical famous people. Around here we common people all like to hold to the ideals of truth, liberty, and justice for all. “Celebrities” would like us to think that they share these beliefs, but the truth is that most famous people are nothing more than spoiled rich kids that consider themselves above the law. Thusly I am happy when one of them gets busted.
It’s been a great year for witnessing the mockery which celebrities make out of our legal system, and the best example of such behavior is Lindsay Lohan, who recently did time (an hour) for a D.U.I. conviction. This was the same D.U.I. in which she used her vehicle to follow and intimidate another driver, had cocaine in her car, and also was discovered with cocaine on her person after being searched at the county jail. Which, by the way, is a felony in most states (transporting contraband into a correctional facility). And the penalty? A little more than an hour in jail plus a suspended license. Lohan and others like her are parasites on the butt of society.
I use the term “celebrity” lightly in the next case, because prior to yesterday I had no idea who Alycia Lane was. For those who aren’t among the ones of people that know who she is, Lane is a news anchor from Philadelphia with a promiscuous bent who has a problem with lesbians and police officers. Over the weekend, Lane (allegedly) decided it would be acceptable behavior to punch an identified on-duty female plainclothes police officer in the face. This was after referring to her as a dyke, with some combination of expletives thrown in as well. Since the City of New York doesn’t take well to pompous morons like Lane assaulting its police officers, Lane spent the night in jail and was charged with felony second-degree battery on an officer. Her court date is April 3. She’s quite likely going to lose her $700,000/year job and I am waiting patiently for her mugshot to appear on the Smoking Gun so that I can point and laugh.
