What is "drunk"? There is a legal definition, but since it differs from country to country and from state to state, might we assume that it differs from person to person? Police arrested Paris Hilton for drunk driving last night. She apparently registered .08 on the breathalyzer. In 1989, any Californian blowing a .08 would not be arrested for drunk driving. Had she been driving seventeen years ago under the condition she was in last night, Paris Hilton would have been guilty merely of driving while eight and not driving while drunk. In Washington, DC the law empowers police to arrest anyone registering above a .01 on a breathalyzer. In other words, don't drive after gargling Listerine. With notorious deficiencies in such gadgets, the law becomes criminal and places innocents in jail. Because a gizmo guessed a blood alcohol content in Paris Hilton of .08, the police arrested her. Had it registered .07, she might have been let go. Had she been driving in 1989, she might have been let go. Such is the arbitrariness of drunk driving laws. Oh, the humanity! The injustice of it all! But if you have enough money to hire a chauffeur every night, maybe you should be arrested for driving at all.
That girl parties like its her job. (Well I guess it is.) At .08 she probably wasn't even phased by the alcohol. However, it is good to see she wasn't just given a slap on the wrist because of her celebrity status.
It's hard to sympathize with Paris Hilton.
Ben--
Not if you ARE Paris Hilton.
Most everyone who gets their first DUI gets a slap on the wrist. Most people who get pulled over with only .08 are usually let go by the police anyway.
Overzealous Prosecutors can go nuts on someone to make themselves look tough on crime, no matter who commits it, and end up making a big deal (martha stewart comes to mind)
I think Paris Hilton is trash, but I have no scheudenfreude over this.
Like that little tramp deserves this. Like Im surprised she didnt try to bribe the cop with a BJ. She is such a b!tch! And oh my god did you see what she was wearing when she got arrested? I wouldnt be caught dead in a Saks 5th avenue with that on. Whatever!
