by Angela Mccoy

Created on: October 24, 2008

Lindsay Lohan: Yet Another Celebrity Above the Law

Three men filed a law suit against Lindsey Lohan, alleging that she commandeered the SUV they were in to chase her former assistant through the streets of Santa Monica in 2007. She was under the influence of alcohol and in possession of cocaine.

Lohan was verbally abusive and extremely aggressive to the men during the chase. They pleaded with her to slow down, as she was putting their lives at risk.

According to People magazine, the lawsuit states, " . . . Lohan refused to slow or stop, but instead responded with abusive cursing and vulgar language, including a statement that she did not care about the risk of death.

"She also stated that because she was a celebrity she could do whatever she wants." This same mentality of so many celebrities is what prompted my response.

The chase ended with the (then) recently fired assistant's mother called the police. Lohan
was arrested and later pled guilty to DUI and possession of cocaine. She spent a whole 84 minutes in doing her "time," and was released to rehab.

Lohan's attorney, Ed McPherson, deemed the lawsuit "absurd," stating that the plaintiffs had "ample opportunity to get out of the car." One has to love these celebrity lawyers who quickly jump to the defense of their clients with the whole "glove doesn't fit" defense. Her attorney was speaking from a "first-hand" perspective. Was he actually there, tracking her every move? Uh . . . no!

McPherson continues on to insinuate that the plaintiffs simply wanted to see their names in the headlines. He denied any merit to their lawsuit due to the fact that they waited a year to file charges. Hello?!? Have we ever heard of a statute of limitations? There are several reasons behind the existence of statutes of limitations, but fear, repressed memory proceeding a traumatic event, and PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) are just a few of the higher ranking rationales behind a party's lack of filing suit immediately.

I say, "More power to them!" Celebrities get away with way too much, and they always will. Unless someone, such as these not-so-well-known people, stands up for the every day "Joe" and fights against this lack of justice, the famous will always prevail.

A whole 84 minutes in jail?!? COME ON! If she was one of us, she would have received double counts of possession of an illegal drug, DUI, public intoxication, harassment, reckless endangerment, grand theft auto, kidnapping, etc., bringing at least 25 to 50 years imprisonment, if not more.

To say that these people just wanted to get their names in the headlines is absurd! I'd file suit, too, if my vehicle was taken against my will and I was force to ride shotgun to a mad woman!

How did they have any given opportunity to get out if she was hurling through the streets of Santa Monica? Does her lawyer's "ample opportunity" to exit the vehicle mean that they could open the door at 55 mph to get away? Why should they have to abandon the their own vehicle to let some callous celebrity do what she pleases to it?

Celebrities need to know they cannot get away with murder, as "you know who" almost did. I, for one, am very happy to learn that these every day citizens refuse to back down. Reporting sources have not revealed all details concerning the event, as the case is in process, so we do not actually 'know' both sides of the story. This article was written based on articles reported thus far - the statements taken from the law suit itself, the plaintiffs, and Lohan's attorney.

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