Reese Witherspoon Arrested - Page 3

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 10:23am

I think it was a really, really bad move on both of their parts to have gotten into that car drunk.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 10:28am

^ Agreed.

But it's absolutely terrifying how much of America actually does get behind the wheel when they really shouldn't.

I did it once. I didn't get caught. And I was so nervous, I actually drove pretty carefully. But I'll never do it again. And I'll probably never stop feeling guilt about it.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 10:37am

Why is it so damn socially acceptable? The legal limit in most states is .08% BAC. In Sweden, you go to jail for anything over a .01%. You do NOT drive after drinking. If you do, you are considered a criminal. We have a lot of walking drunks.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 10:52am

Thank you.

THIS is the biggest issue I have with the whole thing.
There is NEVER a situation in which it is ok to drive after drinking.
NEVER.

Whether she mouthed off or not, she and her husband were drunk and in a car. THAT should be what people are talking about, and what she should be apologizing for.


I have always liked her, and this won't change my opinion of her acting, but I do hope she uses this opportunity to reinforce the ZERO tolerance for drinking and driving that we all should have.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 10:53am

... DUI for a person with money is really nothing more than an inconvenience. It's only a life ruiner if you don't have the money for the insurance and legal fees and all that.

This is so true. I have a friend who was arrested for DUI. I believe his blood alcohol level was 0.5% It financially RUINED him.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 11:59am

I've never had one, but I'm amazed at how many people I know have had one in the past. I'm a nervous enough driver when I'm stone cold sober, so I don't need anything to make it worse, plus cops scare the crap out of me. I wonder how drunk one has to be to be that mouthy with a cop (when you and your partner are clearly in the wrong) if that kind of behavior isn't normally one's default? I'm no stranger to being a mouthy drunk myself, but even so, I don't think there's enough alcohol in the world to make me antagonize someone who could put me in jail.

I get that people do dumb things, and I'm not claiming I'm above doing dumb ass stuff, but this is like a master class in dumb assery.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 12:11pm

I don't really think about drinking and driving all that much since I live in NYC and I'm not faced with driving in my everyday life. But I've spent time in other cities acting, and I could not believe the number of drinks most everyone had before getting behind the wheel of a car. It was in Orlando that I had my one incident driving when I shouldn't, and it was awful. And nothing happened. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I got caught...or worse. But for many, many people, it seems to be their way of life.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 12:16pm

From my neck of the woods, just last week:

http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/suspended-but-still-driving/article_e5439c9a-23ca-58d0-a253-a474090c31c3.html

[Marianne2]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 12:26pm

Yeah, I agree that drinking and driving is bad. I regret the couple of times I wasn't thinking and had gotten in a car with people who had been smoking weed. Fortunately, nothing happened. I never did that again.

I went to court in February to try to get a speeding ticket reduced. It amazed me of how many people were getting their licenses revoked from drinking and driving. I live in an area where not having a car or license is an option, unless you happen to live in certain towns where you are surrounded by stores. I wish that would happen to celebrities.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 12:48pm

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 1:23pm

@SOMMS: That article you linked to is just disturbing. Had he been jailed he would have been off the streets and a life would have been saved. The man was clearly a menace to society.

The law failed here: BIG TIME.

That’s because Horrocks had only five convictions for driving with a suspended or revoked license since 2009 — when police say his license was suspended. That’s one less than state law requires before mandatory jail time is imposed.

FIVE is FIVE times too many. This law should clearly be changed.

That someone had to pay with their life due to this leniency is just wrong.