Oh Crap - Not Another Celebrity DUI

So Nicole Ritchie has been arrested for driving under the influence - not alcohol, of course that would be way to cheap. But she was completely out of it when arrested and now faces a media feeding frenzy.

It follows on the heels of Paris Hilton's brush with the law which resulted in thousands of hours of television coverage and acres of newsprint.

Lindsay Lohan has also been in the news for drunk driving and is reportedly wearing an ankle bracelet to monitor her alcohol consumption.

There is nothing funny about alcohol and drug abuse and it's especially unfunny when you try to drive. You turn your car into a lethal weapon.

But I get the feeling that none of this has anything to do with a celebrity cry for help. Nicole Ritchie is just pissed off at the publicity Paris Hilton gained and wants some for herself. Lindsay doesn't care about the ankle bracelet though I bet she wishes it was by the right designer.

Celebrities assume there is no bad publicity - just publicity and that is the air they breathe. They can afford rehab so the judge will go easy on them when they show up in court and demonstrate they are trying to mend their ways. Above all they have clever lawyers who will make sure the sentence is the least possible.

Meanwhile the poor schmucks who can't afford the rehab and the lawyers will get a jail sentence for sure.

What a pisser. It makes me want to go and drown my sorrows.