The Law is an Ass !

britexpat
By britexpat

Lindsay Lohan has been released early from prison after serving 14 days of her 90-day sentence.

Yes..... Just 14 days :O)

The 24-year-old star was sent to jail for violating her probation for drink-drive offences.

She was booked into the all-female prison in south Los Angeles on July 20 and placed in solitary confinement because of her high profile.

Her sentence was reduced for good behaviour and under early-release programmes to combat overcrowding in Los Angeles' budget-strapped jail system.

She will now go to rehab to be treated for bipolar disorder and an addiction to amphetamines.

Source: Sky News

By anonymous• 3 Aug 2010 02:55
anonymous

We need to imprison all the british, throw away the key and forget them for good.....

By rEzyz• 3 Aug 2010 01:08
rEzyz

ofcourse she is innocent from beginning of her career... :b viz &feature=related

By rEzyz• 3 Aug 2010 01:04
rEzyz

i hear of these early release programs to combat overcrowd in Guantanamo bay too...:)

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2010 23:24
anonymous

she was innocent from the beginning, i can't forget her tears

By britexpat• 2 Aug 2010 21:46
britexpat

This is a high profile case and sends totally the wrong message to the people.

If the jails are full, then make her do community work - ala Naomi Campbell.

By venky_83• 2 Aug 2010 21:28
venky_83

It has nothing to do with money, because of the crowded jails anyone who is in for a minor offence + exhibits good behavior will be released.

Just cause Lindsay's release hit the papers doesn't mean she is the only one.

I remember a line Morgan Freeman once said in a movie, "Law is a feeble, feeble attempt by man to uphold the boundaries of decency."

By FlyingAce• 2 Aug 2010 21:28
FlyingAce

elite class is above the law, not the ordinary citizen

By goaboy• 2 Aug 2010 21:22
goaboy

money talks

By crnkshft• 2 Aug 2010 20:47
crnkshft

A guy I know got poped for drunk and disorderly, he spent 3 days in the processing facility... He ate only green Jello and was afraid to talk to anyone. They put him in with only guys who had never been in, otherwise in 3 days you can get raped stabbed and killed... Jail is meant to scare the living hell out of normal people, and 2 weeks in solitary, is likely just as frightening. She is a spoiled brat, they should make her do community service and embarass her! Lindsey Lohan picking up trash off the side of the 10 or 101 freeway would be perfect punishment.

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2010 20:44
anonymous

I think she's dirty.... now that's a good thing.

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2010 20:28
anonymous

I think she's cute :(

By mageshjohn• 2 Aug 2010 20:26
mageshjohn

even in the US.... u are rich... u can do anything?

everything will bend before dollars....

By edifis• 2 Aug 2010 20:13
edifis

The law is not an ass. The Gaoler is an ass!

By shapil• 2 Aug 2010 20:00
shapil

Her dad wont be happy for sure..

By FathimaH• 2 Aug 2010 19:57
FathimaH

Now that's shocking! So much for anyone who found her just mildly eccentric! Ah well hope she fares better in rehab & stays off the streets. However this bit of info is disturbing :"Her sentence was reduced for good behaviour and under early-release programmes to combat overcrowding in Los Angeles' budget-strapped jail system" How many more convicts are released too soon due to "overcrowding"?

By gudone• 2 Aug 2010 19:55
gudone

apt title!!!

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2010 19:52
anonymous

Not only the rich and famous I'm afraid, but you can hardly say she is a danger to society so they might as well let her out rather than let the tax payers pick up the tab for keeping her in there

By shapil• 2 Aug 2010 19:52
shapil

Prisons are a waste of time and money anyway.

By stealth• 2 Aug 2010 19:50
stealth

see how the rich and famous go scot free

By anonymous• 2 Aug 2010 19:43
anonymous

...and i am used to listening, nobody is above the law!!

anyways, good for her and her fans.

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