It can’t be easy for the young lady who gains stardom at a tender age to realize her place in the universe. This is especially true for Lindsay Lohan, who was an orphan with two living parents. No rules that gauge the limits of conduct for the rest of us seem to apply quite right.
But then, some rules do apply, and when that happens, the punch in the gut has to hurt. There is no such thing as a punch in the gut in their rarified alternate universe. Lohan violated probation in her 2007 drunk driving case and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 90 more in rehab. Bang! Boom! Whap! Gut punch.
Dealing with celebrities is always problematic. We learn about their outcomes because they are, well, celebrities. When Joe Schmoe gets violated, nobody knows because nobody cares about poor Joe, aside from Joe and a small circle of friends. But Lindsay Lohan makes headlines.
Too harsh? Too lenient? No matter what happens, there will be someone saying that it’s wrong, it sends the wrong message and it was all because of her celebrity. The judge who must impose sentence can’t win.
This strikes me as a particularly thoughtful sentence. She was given a chance and blew it. The jail time falls far below what’s given to many in the same/similar situation, and yet it’s not insubstantial. It sends a message, and the message seems quite right. No, Lindsay, you don’t get a free pass because of tears and a charmed life. No, Lindsay, you don’t get the death penalty to scare the crap out of every teenybopper who might someday drive drunk.
Plus, Lindsay did something worthy of every belligerent, foolish defendant we’ve ever represented.
Frankly, this is possibly the least attractive choice of nail polish I’ve ever seen. And it really doesn’t suit her at all. But as messages go, Lindsay Lohan seems to have done more than her part.
Update: I have corrected the spelling of Lindsay Lohan’s name, per advice of Ed at Blawg Review. Clearly, I don’t know my teen idols like Ed does.
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Those cuticles should have warranted an extra 30 days.
I wondered about that, but I’m in no position to be critical of anyone’s cuticles.
The always outraged, Albany Law alum, Megyn Kelly is now holding court over this one. One attorney is arguing this sentence is light. This shows this stuff really needs to be broken down jurisdictionally.
Guess Lyndsey assumed she wasn’t going into custody that day, with the fingerprinting and all. I admit, I like the sentiment on the nail (but agree about the cuticles). Actually, that bad self-maintenance may be the best evidence that Lindsey has a real addiction problem.
Though I feel the sentence is about par for what other defendants would receive, I still think what those other defendants would have received is unfair. I detest the whole regulatory industry that’s evolved over the past 20-30 years in DUI cases. Seriously, DUI group classes weekly? They’re a complete joke for anyone with a triple digit IQ (and I acknowledge that LL may not qualify on this count). Fact is, if Lindsey or anyone else had killed someone driving recklessly at 90 miles an hour she wouldn’t get 90 days. Likely, the whole thing would be civil. It’s American puritanism in action.
Nice that she can at least afford the high-priced 90-day rehab, and can likely go somewhere real posh that will do zilch unless she really wants it. I think the aggressive attack mode of the legal system often makes these addiction problems worse by triggering the flight/fight mechanisms. I’m pessimistic about LL making a big treatment breakthrough here.
One thing is clear. Judge tssk tssk will not be liking the fingernail message.
She has clearly passed train wreck status. There are reports that after her sentencing she sent off several tweets regarding the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, more specifically the section regarding cruel and inhumane punishment.
She also linked to an article about the woman in Iran who was sentenced to be stoned to deah for the crime of adultery.
That she can even begin to put herself in the same category with people who are subjected to torture and brutality under the arm of ‘justice’ makes it clear that even the total of six months sentence is unlikely to make her wake up and realize how privileged her life is.
Celebrities, especially actors, fight, claw, climb and sometimes sex their way into the spotlight, and have no reason to complain, in my opinion, if that light then shines on things that are not terribly attractive.
Those nails are both stupid and ugly. She seems like a difficult client to represent. Her problems are deeper than her cuticles.
I am in no position to judge her. But her nails are horrible.