Quite.
I don't think anyone can, safely, jump to any conclusions, yet, as we don't know all the facts.
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Quite.
I don't think anyone can, safely, jump to any conclusions, yet, as we don't know all the facts.
And whatever those facts are, they could well play a role in the disposition of the case. I am mindful of a recent pronouncement by a US Supreme Court justice, that factual innocence may indeed be considered by courts who review convictions in capital cases.
Something you said, about things that many of us do, and one person happening to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when they do it, with tragic consequences, reminds me of another thread, in the General dish, one of those make you sick at your stomach stories of a young man - no - a boy - a minor child - whose life, whose self, will come to an unspeakable end - ten years in a Georgia prison - because a schoolmate two years younger than he was, "gave him oral pleasure" at a party.
The boy's case did attract some attention, and as a result, he was able to have a bit more in terms of legal resources than local authorities had anticipated, however, the decision had already been made, it appears, to "make an example" of him.
And it occurred to me that we can all hope, and pray, that no such notions have entered the heads of officials in Brandy's case.
My point being that things can go either way. Yes, generally speaking, the poor have are at something of a disadvantage in the courts much the same way they are in Lord & Taylor.
However, just as Lord & Taylor may decide they bought too many pink angora sweaters, and mark them all down to $3, the legal system is not without its political element, nor immune to influence from one source or another, and someone could feel it is, for whatever reason, in their best interest to make some sort of statement with regard to celebrities and automobiles on the busy LA freeway. We will have to wait and see how it all shakes out.
You don't honestly believe this, do you? Regular people cause accidents everyday, where people die, and you only see it on the news one time. I don't think anyone is saying she should get a slap on the wrist...I just feel that she is being treated like a hardened criminal or something.
This whole situation is just very unfortunate, and I think the attention that it is getting is definitely because she is a celebrity...
The number of cars involved in this pile-up, and the fact that there was a fatality would make news anywhere in this country, at least for a day. The fact that a "celebrity" was involved guarantees a long life for this story. Unfortunately for Brandy, in every state I have ever lived in it is your fault if you rear end someone, no matter what the circumstances, because you were following too closely-one of the basic rules of the road, like red means stop. IMO, most of us drivers have been guilty of this (and worse) at some time in our driving lives. This is a genuine tragedy, as are all accidents, when you set out to go somewhere and then, due to someone else's behavior, you wind up in a horrible mess. I personally feel for Brandy, no matter where she is on the celebrity scale, because she will have to live with this for the rest of her life-like Teddy Kennedy and Laura Bush-no matter what the legal outcome, there are days and actions we all wish we could take back, but when someone dies because of something you did it is life altering to all concerned-hopefully, the publicity about this accident will remind us all to pay a little more attention when we drive.
has anyone read why she was distracted? that freeway is always a parking lot coming over that hill - I hope she wasn't on the phone or something cause that happens all the time in here in LA. It drives the point home that when you are driving (especially at high speeds) that you should only be focused on driving and nothing else. What a tragedy all around.
I've been called worse.
Its been a long time since I heard anyone use the word illogical! Being that I'm past the "young dewy maiden" stage Spock's name jumped into my head. No offense was meant.
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I just heard she's being sued by the family for 50 million! wow that's all I can say....No biggie!
AND you're an anglophile too! When I went to London a couple of years ago, I almost missed my plane back to the states...INTENTIONALLY! I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally wanted to stay there as I'd been wanting to go since I was 13 or 14 y.o. I was 34 when I finally got over there, so yeah, I was fascinated with London for a long time. The trip only made it worse. I'm dyin' to live over there!
You think THAT's bad? When I'm trying to decide between two products (soap or bubble bath, for example), the one that has the Royal Warrant of Appointment is the one I wind up buying.
The Royal Warrant of Appointment is a grant made by members of the royal family to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services to individuals in the family. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family.
Asqueth and Somerset has it. Cadbury chocolate has it.
The Royal Warrant of Appointment is a grant made by members of the royal family to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services to individuals in the family. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family.
Asqueth and Somerset has it. Cadbury chocolate has it.
