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It has happened again! Another Hollywood socialite has been arrested for a DUI. Barron Hilton, Paris Hilton's 18 year old brother, was arrested early Tuesday morning for driving under the influence. According to Perezhilton.com little Barron blew almost double the legal limit. Has he not learned from his older sister's jail time?
I just find it ridiculous that these celebrities and socialites keep getting DUIs! In the past two years Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Mischa Barton all were caught driving under the influence. I understand that they want to go out and party with their friends, who wouldn't? Drinking is not the problem here. Driving while drinking is the problem. Each one of these girls are worth millions of dollars. Why can't they call a cab home? Better yet, why don't they call a limo or a helicopter to take them home? We all know that they could afford any of the above. I find it annoying because if college students can afford to take a cab home, why can't they do the same?
Its not only young Hollywood who are getting DUIs. Mel Gibson, Ty Pennington, and Kiefer Sutherland have all recently been arrested for driving drunk. These men are all over 40 years old! I would hope that by 40 you would know right from wrong. Right: calling a cab to bring your drunken self home. Wrong: driving while drunk and risking your lives and others.
I know that all these people are just living their lives and might not want to be considered "role models". As a 21 year old I definitely do not consider Paris Hilton or any of her friends my role model. There are many 16 year olds around the nation that are starting to drive, and possibly starting to drink. Watching their favorite celebrities getting DUIs is giving them the wrong idea. Aside from that, drinking and driving is very dangerous to yourself and others. Thank God that none of these people have hurt anyone else.
All I am saying is that it is ridiculous with all the money that these people are making that they cant pay $20 for a simple cab ride! Stop driving drunk, mug shots are just getting old.
I completely agree! This is ridiculous! There is no reason what so ever for any of these celebrities to drive drunk. It has gotten to the point where I wonder if they are just doing it for attention. But how could anyone want this sort of attention? A mug shot is the last picture I'd want posted in magazines and newspapers across the country. And why are so many of them doing it? I just hope that getting caught will change these bad habits.