We Belong Here
2007-Mar-20 by Laughcalvin
10 Reasons to Leave Hollywood.
10. You get your third DUI.
9. You get your fourth STD.
8. You date your fifth MAW (model, actress, or whatever).
7. You come to your freaking senses. A one bedroom house in a bad neighborhood is not worth $600,000.00. Period.
6. You think the movie Crash deserved the Academy Award.
5. You've come to believe that cocaine "is not really a hard drug."
4. You've come to believe that crystal meth "is maybe a hard drug, but I'm not sure."
3. You've slept with more than 2 girls named "Sunshine." And you're gay.
2. Celebrities that you've met (however briefly) come up in every conversation. Even ones like Neil Patrick Harris.
1. Leave Hollywood? Are you crazy? I love this town. I was just talking to Neil Patrick Harris and he said...."
2007-Mar-21 - Untitled Comment Posted by Anonymous
you know all the homeless along hollywood blvd by their first name, and they offer YOU money...
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2007-Mar-21 - good!
Posted by BlogMaster
They don't even ask what service you are peddling, the bastards!
JB
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2007-May-6 - A DUI Will Ruin Your Life Unless You Protect Your Rights by Carson Danfield
Posted by Anonymous
Since you're reading this, you probably either have a DUI related record or you've just been pulled over for drunk driving. Either way, you're probably frustrated, scared or maybe even a little angry with the whole situation.
The way the current laws are written, it's so easy for the average person to find themselves facing a DUI charge, and presently society makes no distinction between major and minor offenses.
Let's get one thing clear right up front - If you've been charged with a DUI because you had a drink with dinner at your favorite restaurant and a cop smelled alcohol on your breath, you probably didn't deserve to be arrested. On the other hand, if you got behind the wheel of your car and you were "falling down drunk", you deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Unfortunately, everyone is treated like a hard-core, menace to society alcoholic and your record is made to reflect that.
I've had personal friends that are cops and you'd be surprised at some of the tactics they use. For example, when pulled over, you're normally asked to produce your drivers license, car registration and proof of insurance. Most people have their registration and insurance documents stuffed in the glove compartment, along with other miscellaneous junk. When asked to produce the documents, it may take them a minute or two to sort thru everything. If the cop wants to make it hard for you, he can write in his report that when asked to produce your documents, you appeared confused and were not able to immediately produce them.
Is that a true statement? Technically yes, but because you may have expired insurance documents mixed in with the current document, so you have to sort thru them to find the right one. But the language the cop uses in his report would lead others to believe that you were so intoxicated that you didn't even know where you were. This is just a way that the cop can put his personal slant on things if he decides he doesn't like you.
The current trend is for law enforcement and the courts to 'get tough' on offenders, but at the same time they're making it much easier to end up with a DUI conviction by forcing states to lower their allowable BAC levels while encouraging police officers to cite more people for DUI.
Consequently more and more everyday 'normal people' are getting caught up in the DUI process and are now faced with the obstacle of minimizing the effects it has on personal life. And in many cases, those effects can be devastating. Imagine losing your driving privledges for an extended period of time, perhaps going to jail, paying a huge fine, performing community service, seeing your auto insurance premiums being tripled or quadrupled. On top of that, your DUI record will be available when a prospective employer runs a background check on you, so you'll probably be restricted to working low paying jobs. You may end up working at the drive-thru window at the local fast food joint. Can you say "Would you like fries with that?"
If you've had a DUI Record for some time then you already know how much damage it's done to your personal life. It's like a big red "X" on your forehead, labeling you for the rest of your life unless you do something about it. You can minimize the damage that the record has on your personal life which will enable you to move on with life rather than constantly being frustrated by this recurring problem.
Most people don't realize that you can clear your DUI record completely. Some states won't allow a formal clearing of the record for you BUT you'll still be able to keep it from showing up on background checks from every single state.
Whether you've just been arrested for DUI or you have an older DUI record, there are things you can do to improve your situation. In order to make the best of things, you should know how the DUI system works and what you can do to minimize the effects of a DUI on your life.
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