Art will imitate celebrity life on NBC's "Law & Order." In the episode "In Vino Veritas," Chevy Chase guest-stars as a TV celebrity who spews religious epithets after being pulled over by police for drunken driving. The episode is set to air Nov. 3, 2006.
Gibson: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
Although there are similarities between the episode and Mel Gibson's recent legal troubles, an NBC spokesman noted that the "Law & Order" drama series "is completely fiction."
During Gibson's arrest in Malibu, CA, on the morning of July 28, the actor-director, 50, made anti-Semitic remarks to the arresting deputy. He later apologized but the damage to his career has already been done.
There has even been a game created called " Mad Mel in Malibu - The Game", a Flash-based game on gsn.com, that recreates Mel's drive in animated form, replete with tequila bottles, state troopers, and Star of David-slinging rabbis.
Crashing the Benz
Paris Hilton was charged in Los Angeles for the reason that she was driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level of at least 0.08 percent. Hilton, 26, was pulled over on Sept. 6, shortly after leaving a charity party at Hollywood hot spot Dragonfly.
In a bid to make the streets of Hollywood safer one celebrity at a time, the Los Angeles city attorney formally charged Hilton with two misdemeanor counts, stemming from her arrest earlier this month on suspicion of drunken driving. In some states, violation of these laws is called DUI, or Driving Under the Influence. Other states refer to this violation as DWI, short for Driving While Intoxicated.
Hilton could be sentenced to six months in jail and fined $1,000 if convicted for her DUI charges.
The possible effects of a DWI conviction on your life
There is a general believe there must be a relationship between the seriousness of the crime and the severity of the penalty. Many legislative bodies have decided that it is easier to jack up penalties rather than invest resources in education and treatment. The second largest population in US prisons people convicted of various DWI and DUI offences!
Consider all the effects a DWI conviction might have on your life
- It can affect your criminal record;
- Your privilege to drive a car;
- Your job and career if you have your license revoked;
- The increase in your car insurance;
- You may be required to attend the Drinking Driving Program;
- You may be placed on probation;
- Forfeiture of your motor vehicle;
- You may even be incarcerated.
Learn it from Mel and Paris: when you feel like drinking, make sure a sober driver is able to chaperone you to a safe haven. A possible DWI or DUI conviction is usually not worth the pleasures of intoxicants.
