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Danger, Danger–Celebrity Behind the Wheel

June 15, 2007

Californians have always prided themselves on their driving skills (except when it rains and there are 500 fender-benders in three hours).  That’s why you’ll see people shaving, texting, applying make-up, reading magazines and screaming at their phones.

But it seems like someone needs to open a Celebrity Driving School.  I don’t venture to West Hollywood, especially late at night, because of the growing celebrity menace.

Accidental meetings with celebrities have always been a lure of Los Angeles, but they were fatal for the unlucky folks who encountered Prison Break’s Lane Garrison and singer Brandy.

Sure–not every celebrity crash is a fatal one.  But with Lindsay, Paris Hilton’s potentially ugly DUI, “Wrong Way” Nicole Ritchie (called that because she was arrested for DUI going against traffic on a freeway!), Halle Berry and even Mischa Barton of the OC commiting mayhem behind the wheel, maybe celebrity chronicler TMZ.COM should change their “Trainwrecks” section to “Celebrity Car Crashes.”

Watch out for celebrities when you’re on the road, or your car will may look like this.

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Persecuting Paris

June 14, 2007

As MondayMorningMediaQuarterback suspected, Paris Hilton will actually serve more time than 80% of those convicted of similar DUI/traffic infractions.  More than 72% of those convicted of similar DUI offenses serve 10 days or less; the judge in the case has mandated that Paris serve all 23 days of her sentence.

But a vemgeful public still seems to want to burn the witch at the stake: An LA Times polling question asked ”Do you think Paris Hilton deserves to do more time for her offense?” and 64.7% answered yes.

She may not have meant to do it, but Paris Hilton has already brought attention to issues of jail overcrowding, poor medical care, equitable punishment and of course unequal application of justice. 

I just hope she doesn’t become a material example. The LA Sheriff’s Department has a lot to answer for with Paris; not only do they run the LA jails, but the very same department may have been profiling her in their street stops.  The last thing Sheriff Baca needs is Paris dead in one of LA County’s ‘Hiltons.’

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