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resonanteye
12/31/08

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"You can't arrest me! I'm richer than god!"
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DoctorNine
12/31/08

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While I would normally vocalize my jaded opinion that this is yet another lame attempt by a celebrity to increase their mindshare and popularity with a drug/alcohol incident, I have to wonder WHAT IN THE HELL Matt Dillon was doing driving a freaking IMPALA!?!? It's an embarrassment. The least he could do, if he wants air time, is drive some poofy Merc and be caught by photographers wearing no panties as the Troopers haul him off. Come on, Matt. Get it together here. You have fans who expect certain things from you.
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Jack_Burton
12/31/08

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Oh, and FTA - they aren't following his record... DMX gets popped all the time. He's screwed:

Convicted:

[www.eastvalleytribune.com]

Drugs and animal cruelty:

[www.eastvalleytribune.com]

Photo-radar:

[www.eastvalleytribune.com]
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BearDownCBears
12/31/08

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Is anyone else surprised that Sir Charles can still fit his lardy ass in a car?
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Lazy Line Painter Jane
12/31/08

@BearDownCBears: That's kind of a dick thing to say. And I'm not even a very nice person.
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BearDownCBears
12/31/08

@Lazy Line Painter Jane: So is this you? It was the first thing I saw when I clicked on your website:

[mylifeissoawkward.tumblr.com]

If so, you're giving ME shit?

I think there's a difference between taking a locker room jab at an amazing male basketball player who obviously hit Baskins Robbins a little too vigorously upon retirement and constantly ripping on a young woman who struggles against weight problems such as, I don't know, Kelly Osbourne or somebody. I think it's a little endearing when an athlete's build changes from panther to panda, and because Barkley's a guy I don't think I have to be as sensitive because men are not as objectified as women. Maybe it was a bit harsh--I sometimes forget my audience here--but I was ribbing, not attempting to be vitriolic.

Kettle to pot, over and out.
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Jenloveshercurves
12/31/08

@BearDownCBears: While she might be also making comments that aren't appropriate, it doesn't make what you had to say any better. I suggest that you read Jezebel's guide to commenting.
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theysaidwhat
12/31/08

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"Bad behavior in cars is usually viewed as a "folk crime," so even though it may be dangerous to drive after a few drinks, enough people have done it that it no longer seems to count as "real crime." Celebrities: they're just like us!"

Oh Katy. Bad way to start here.

Obviously you have been fortunate enough so far in your life to have not been touched by the horrors of drunk driving.

A drunk driver killed my father and very nearly killed my brother in the same accident. In a state that is regularly in the top ten for drunk driving offenses.

It's people like YOU, Katy, who take this issue so lightly, that aid its continued prominence in our culture. And also aid the ridiculously low sentences. Do you know, Katy, that the average drunk drier respopnsible for a fatality serves roughly 1 year in jail?

Maybe you thought this would pass as sarcasm, and maybe I didn't see the joke. But this passage is seriously offending me. Particularly when it is delivered on NYE, a night when so many drive drunk.
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ArmCandy
12/31/08

@theysaidwhat: I think she was just saying that this is how drunk driving is often perceived, and I agree. I've been hit by a drunk driver, and while I haven't lost anyone I've loved (so sorry for your story), I think we can all agree it sucks REALLY BAD. But I truly don't think Katy was trying to be flippant about it.
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Penny
12/31/08

@theysaidwhat: To be fair, I don't think Katy was saying that is how SHE feels, I think she was pointing out that society in general looks at the crime in that way. Which is very unfortunate - and how to we begin to change that? Also, it's not just drunk driving, but BAD driving. Being on the road as much as I am, I see so many horrible drivers putting other people at risk.

I am certainly not trying to diminish your experience, at all. I've also been impacted by drink driving. I just wanted to point out that I viewed her statement differently.
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theysaidwhat
12/31/08

@ArmCandy: Sorry that you have been caught in this situation as well.

I'm too close to it to be an accurate barometer of drunk driving humor.

It's such a touchy subject. No one says, "hey, if I get myself good and hammered before I drive, maybe I can ruin someone's life today!" And many of us have awoken some morning and said to ourselves, "Fuck all, why did I drive myself home last night???"

But this sympathy leads to the mess we currently have with drunk driving, how it is policed, tried and sentenced.

Even a decade after the accident, this subject gets me all riled up. So I should probably refrain from commenting on it. Katy, I'm not really angry with YOU, I'm angry at the entire culture that aids and abets this very common crime and fails to adequately punish those who commit it. Sorry if I was way too strong in reacting.
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Jack_Burton
12/31/08

@Penny Plastic (Archetype): Good point. We ALL need to be better drivers.

But if you drive under the influence, you are a being shitty driver. Period.
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
12/31/08

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Having been driving a car with a celeb in it and being chased by the paps, lemme tell you... it's a wonder I didn't kill anyone. Your adrenaline is pumping, heart racing, and those paps don't obey any kinda laws so why shoudl you?
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Red-headed bookworm
12/31/08

@ceejeemcbeegee: See, after seeing video of paparazzi mobbing Britney Spears, I understand how she can run in to thing. Tons of people surrounding you and taking your picture and running everywhere would make me nervous and I'd probably have an accident, too.
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LoSpaz
12/31/08

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I think celebrities don't think they'll get caught, or think they'll be recognized and fawned over then let go if they are caught. Delusions of grandeur.
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Abra
12/31/08

@LoSpaz: Probably. If Matt Dillon goes 10 mph over the speed limit and gets busted, he'll probably get off with a warning if the cop recognizes him. What's to make him think he can't get away with it at 100 mph too?

Also, drunk driving is totally inexcusable. I'll drive you home if you're drunk, Charles Barkley.
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Hockeymom
12/31/08

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I washed my hands of Matt after he chose Kristy McNichol over me.
Bastard.
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Samanthrax
12/31/08

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... I think they are still real crimes. I mean... when I got caught, it felt like a real crime, anyway. That is kind of trivializing a very stupid and very dangerous thing, in my opinion.
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PurpleMonkeyDinosaur
12/31/08

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Oh yeah DUI is a 'folk crime' it's cheeky and cute! Tell that to the families of people killed by drunk drivers.
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Jack_Burton
12/31/08

@PurpleMonkeyDinosaur: I was arrested for DUI a year ago this week. I didn't hurt anyone/anything, but I take full responsibility for that shitty decision. Enforcement is way up, and AZ has the toughest laws in the country. Yet, this year, every weekend just since Thanksgiving, there have been more than 200 arrests. In AZ, if you are tested and fail, you are VERY likely to be convicted and due to zero-tolerance laws and mandatory minimum sentencing, only a Governer's pardon can get you out of it.

It won't be too long before ignition interlocks are built into all new cars in the US. I give it 5-10 years.

All the major manufacturers are developing these systems. The trick is making them less "intrusive." Toyota's system takes a GSR/alcohol reading from your sweat vapor in the seat. Nissan and GM's systems track your pupil movement.

The insurance companies will force it... This I predict.
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Penny
12/31/08

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I think proportionately they are just as shitty drivers as the rest of us.
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ihateyourescalade
12/31/08

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Wow. Turns out Matt Dillon CAN get arrested.
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sassyredhead
12/31/08

@ihateyourescalade: Bwahahahaha!!!
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
12/31/08

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Drunk driving is still a problem for me, and I don't bend on it. What a lazy fucking crime. Get hammered at home!
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SisterMaryMartha
12/31/08

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fuck that. Lemme ask the real question. Why don't they hire drivers?

Stupid spoiled rich celebrity people who just need to drive around LA especially after a night of drinking and drugging. Paris, Lindsay et al...I'm looking at you.
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Blueberry26
12/31/08

@SisterMaryMartha: yeah it's not like they can't afford a cab
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gherkinfiend
12/31/08

@Blueberry26: I bet they give the the bullshit excuse that they get hassled by non-celebrity cab drivers...and they can only protect their privacy by driving themselves at high speed after a handful of Vicodin washed down with vodka...

GRRRR!
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
12/31/08

@SisterMaryMartha: You mean, hire a driver like Princess Di did? No thanks.
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Hana Maru
12/31/08

@SisterMaryMartha: If it's a stupid question, it's still the one I ask all the time. If I were rich and famous I would WANT a car and driver to stay safe and avoid embarrassment.
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Jack_Burton
12/31/08

@SisterMaryMartha: I have no idea how someone who can afford limo-fare or a private driver can get a DUI these days.
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Hana Maru
12/31/08

@ceejeemcbeegee: Surely there's a way to ensure sobriety on the job. I'm not sure Princess Di, R.I.P. would have been a better (or sober) driver in that instance.
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