The "Squeaking" Wheels of Justice
Once again we’re discovering the squeaking wheels of justice when it comes to stars behind bars.
First it was Paris Hilton, then of course there’s the whole Britney fiasco. Lets not forget the Nicole Richie episode and then last week Lindsey Lohan spent a whopping 84 minutes in jail for her recent antics and run in with the law.
Now, not to be out-done, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will spend some time in jail after he was arrested by police when they they observed him driving erratically after leaving a strip club in Scottsdale. Authorities also found bags of cocaine in Tyson’s pocket and in his car. This is not the first time Tyson has had problems with the law. Among other things, he’s served time in prison for a 1992 rape conviction and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge in 1999. In this latest case, prosecutors wanted to throw the book at Tyson, arguing for a four year jail term because of his violent criminal past. But, a Judge in Mesa, Arizona must have felt sorry for poor Tyson saying he’s pleased with the strides Tyson is making in straightening out his life. As a result, for the Judge’s sympathy, Tyson will spend just ONE day in jail today!
One day in jail?! Making strides in straightening out his life?! Give me a break! He was found with BAGS of cocaine in his pockets and in his car! Let’s not forget he was leaving a strip joint at the time of his arrest as well. I’d say the Judge has a strange definition of what it means to be straightening your life out. He’s a repeat offender with a violent past. So, just how will Tyson spend his day in jail? He’ll be incarcerated over the next 24 hours in an unoccupied area of Maricopa County’s famed open-air Tent City, where Tyson will wear a black and white prison suit and pink underwear. I guess that’ll teach him!
They say Lady Justice is blind while wearing a blindfold. I’d say the blind one in this case, and in many similar star stories, is the judge.
Just my two cents,
Dr. Rus
