Stop Picking On Lindsay Lohan

[bicker]

I don't necessarily feel bad for her, or think folks are being unfair to her, or anything like that. I resonate with what was said earlier in the thread, that what's wrong here isn't how what people are doing affects Lohan, but rather just the fact that we are a society that is all to quick to throw stones. The culture of being hurtful-for-the-sake-of-being-hurtful has gotten so bad that most reasonable people would eschew any public attention, even eschew high-level public service, leaving it exclusively to those so desperate for attention or power that the pointless viciousness of the general public doesn't overcome their consideration of the pursuit of fame.

 

[Rora]

I feel bad for Lindsay and I understand her young stardom probably made her life more susceptible to excessive partying, drug and alcohol abuse, etc. but there are child stars who have risen above this. Not only that, these are choices Lindsay made herself. I'm sure no one forced her to do drugs or made her engage in underage drinking (encouraged? Probably. But still, kids face that daily--peer pressure--and the decision was hers).

Linday's life is very sad but like a pp mentioned, she's not above the law. I hope for her sake she can get her life on track.

 

[annegirl]

I agree with the article in that none of us non famous people have any idea what it would be like to have paparazzi following us around all the time and every thing we ever do out for the public to judge.
I'm sure there isn't very many people that wouldn't have someone that had something bad to say about them if they were on the front of a gossip magazine.
I truly feel sorry for these young celebrities that seem to not have a strong and stable home to help them get through the temptations and trials that come to any young person let alone when they are in Hollywood.
That said, I believe every person who drives drunk should serve some time. I think she needs other kinds of help for her problems but the fact that she drove drunk to me requires some time behind bars.. it seems to be such a common thing nowadays for people to be getting dui's. I just don't get it. How can anyone know how many innocent people are killed by drunk drivers and still think it's acceptable to even get one?

 

[Planogirl]

I'm a little puzzled over why this gets so much attention myself. Sure it's sad and the girl clearly needs help but why do we as a society make so much fuss over a stranger?

I don't get the whole world of celebrity gossip though. I just want whoever to entertain me in a movie or do whatever it is they do and I'm done with them.

 

[ols386]

this is why I disagree with all the people on here that were so happy, she is doing time! She needs help, NOT to be in jail! but I guess that is not going to work for all you people who where so happy! because she will be out in around 2 weeks......so how does that help? It does not!

I'm not happy that she went to jail, but I do think it is what is needed and hope it is a wake-up call for her. My hope is that she will take this opportunity to be with 'herself' and think about the direction her life has been going. When she is released, I hope she receives the much-needed counseling she needs to get mentally and physically healthy.

And, I believe she has had more than one dui offense. She does need to be in jail for that to realize the seriousness of driving dui. Driving dui can be deadly for her and everyone else out on the road.

 

[xoprincessmomxo]

Feel bad for her all you want but nobody forced her to act the ways she chose to act. She does need help but she also needs to pay the price for her actions.

Totally agree. Yes, her parents suck. Yes, the paps suck. But I've been fortunate to meet many people who have grown up in much, much worse situations than her and have flourished. She is an addict and has made terrible, life threatening decisions for not just herself, but has put other peoples lives in danger by her stupidity.

She outright violated her probation. She went to jail. She is an adult.

No, I don't feel sorry for her.

 

[eliza61]

this is why I disagree with all the people on here that were so happy, she is doing time! She needs help, NOT to be in jail! but I guess that is not going to work for all you people who where so happy! because she will be out in around 2 weeks......so how does that help? It does not!

How many times? How many chances does Lindsey get (that the average young lady with problems does not)? 5, 10, 999.

Yes she had lousy parents, so did the 52,000 kids that were in foster care in 2009. Yet we still expect them to turn into responsible adults without the benefits that Ms. Lohan (and be honest girlfriend has reaped some benefits from her talent) had. She has had more than ample opportunity (from reports, I of course am not in her life) to get clean.

Sorry, I'm not happy when any young adult screws up her life but I am happy that she is no longer getting passes to act like a park ape.

Time to grow up Lindsey. How about this, next time you've got parole obligations, here's a unique thought.... COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR PAROLE AND YOU WANT GET HAULED INTO COURT.
See how that works.

 

[lilybrooke14]

How long can she blame this on her parents? Yes, they suck. They used her for fame and money, and continue to do so. Rise above it. Paparazzi hiding in the bushes to take your picture? Don't do anything stupid for a while and they'll leave you alone.

She drove drunk, got caught, and lied about it. Tried to pin it on someone else. A few weeks later, she did the exact same thing, and tried to pin it on two different people. She was given chances to stay out of jail by the judge, and she thumbed her nose at her. When she was finally called on her actions, she wrote F U on her fingernail. Oh sure, she looked contrite at the table, but...um...she's an actress. I'm thinking her little scrawling was probably a better indication about how she felt about being told what to do for a change.

Miss Lohan is a moron. She deserves to be where she is. If the laundry list of prescribed medications that she's allowed to continue taking is true though, I don't see how it's going to help her all that much.

 

[eliza61]

Quick question.

Why is it if a kid is born to greedy parents and goes to hollywood, screws up her life we should give her 50 million chances because she has had a lousy childhood.

Kid is born to crack addict parents in the projects, screws up her life but she then deserves what she gets because she can't play teh "victim" all her life. Sorry, you should take responsibility for your actions? stop blaming your parents.

How come Lindsey gets a free pass and Lequisha does not?

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Time to grow up Lindsey. How about this, next time you've got parole obligations, here's a unique thought.... COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR PAROLE AND YOU WANT GET HAULED INTO COURT.
See how that works.

Respectfully snipped.

This is the part that I have a problem with. Parents, paparazzi, whatever, none of that matters. I'm critical of Ms. Lohan because she refuses to accept any sort of responsibility, or punishment, for her actions. Forcing her into jail time was the only way that she may finally understand that she has a problem.

She was given a chance to avoid jailtime when they gave her the SCRAM bracelet, etc. Instead of just STAYING OUT OF THE CLUBS for 3 months she continued to flaunt herself in spite of the court's ruling. All she had to do was sit at home for a lousy 3 months and she wouldn't be in jail. But she couldn't even do that because in her mind she never did anything wrong.

And this aggravates me regardless of WHO the person is, or WHAT their status in society is. I have an Aunt who is a social worker and I see the same type of defiant attitude in a lot of her clients. Routinely, jail is the only way to get through.

 

[Arielle22]

I in no way feel sorry for her. She had talent and opportunity and threw it away. There were plenty that went before her (Robert Downey Jr or Charlie Sheen for example) that she could have seen the pitfalls of her behavior.

The press follows her because of her actions. If she worked and went home, keeping a low profile they would not bother. She would be relegated to stories when her movies came out.

When she went to Cannes rather than stay in the states to make sure she went to court, she really blew it. That shows such lack of judgement that it was if she was begging to be put in jail.

I say treat her like any other DUI/car jacking defendent who violates her probation.

 

[legalsea]

I'm one of those who hopes that this experience will straighten her up.

For instance, she has become so toxic in the movie industry that her next role is reported as being that of Linda Lovelace, the deceased porn actress. I know nothing of what the movie is supposed to be about, but I would wager that it would involve rather extensive nudity, etc. In short, it would have ruined, I bet, whatever is left of Lohan's career (with nothing but 'real porn' left to her).

Maybe when Ms. Lohan comes out of this experience she can rehab her life, refuse to do the Lovelace movie (if possible), and start over again getting small parts.

 

[mhsjax]

I am not sure that her parents even bothered to indulge her. I think they took her money and hired other people to indulge her, which is even sadder. She needs to learn the lessons that she didn't or couldn't as a child growing up; behavior has consequences. Its time.

Her mother indulged her drinking habits. From what I understand. she took Lindsey out to the celeb hotspots and demanded that they let her in and serve her despite the fact that she was under age.

I don't feel bad for her at all, true her parent are nut cases and I think they should spend some time in jail as well, just for being morons,(don't think that is against the law though). But she has had way too many screw ups, she need punishment as well as help.

Unfortunately they can force her to do rehab but until she is ready for help, it won't do any good, she will get out and go right back to the same behavior.

 

[mumom95]

I haven't really paid attention to her story, so I'm not sure about what all is going on.

But here is how I feel about celebrities:

They want us all to look at them and watch them and talk about them when they are doing something wonderful or making a movie or tv show or whatever. But then the minute they screw up we are supposed to leave them alone and not pay attention to them.

Sorry, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you are going to make a living out of getting people to pay money to come watch you then you have to deal with the fact that they are going to want to watch your good and bad.

 

[Jennasis]

Nobody is responsible for Lindsey but LIndsey. She made her own bed. Nobody forced her to bdrink and smoke and party.

 

[kimblebee]

She deserves to be where she is. No one forced her to drink and get behind the wheel. I have absolutely no sympathy for anyone who drinks and drives. She ( or one of her handlers ) should have enough sense to hire her a driver.

It's been reported that due to overcrowding she will only serve around 20 days in jail. I would prefer they keep her in for the full sentence and let a 'nobody' go instead who has served the same time for the same crime.

 

[bimshire]

Sympathy for the likes of Paris Hilton and Lohan. Why? Is there something special about these privileged white women?

 

[MM27]

I think Lindsay needs to do this jail time to see that there are consequences to her actions, since nobody else has taught her that. Will it "cure" her? Who knows. But I am so sick of people getting off just because they are famous. Same rules/laws should apply no matter what your profession. Even a 13 day stay in jail, which is what I heard this morning on the news, might wake her up a bit.

Yes, she was the one out partying, drinking and doing whatever else she was doing and the blame should be on her, but I blame her parents as well. Her folks are more interested in the spotlight then they are taking care of their daughter.

 

[klacey1]

Feel bad for her all you want but nobody forced her to act the ways she chose to act. She does need help but she also needs to pay the price for her actions.

I agree. Plenty of people are in much worse situations than Lindsay Lohan and make good life decisionz. She made very, very stupid decisions. She had plenty of changes to straighten up, but she continued to make poor choices. Now she's paying for it. I really don't feel sorry for her at all.

 

[DawnCt1]

Sympathy for the likes of Paris Hilton and Lohan. Why? Is there something special about these privileged white women?

Sympathy? I would say the same scrutiny or LACK OF that most of us would have and a little less schadenfreude.