[/caption]We know of the disparity in sentencing for those who used cocaine as opposed to those who used crack… but the disparity in sentencing is even worse for those who are celebrities and non celebrities who breached our laws. Case in point, it is reported that Charlie Sheen was refusing the plea deal, which is a result of his physically abusing his wife and pulling a knife on her during the last Christmas holidays, because he will not be able to smoke.
Let’s suppose I had beaten my wife, pulled a knife on her, made incriminating statements to the police to substantiate the domestic abuse claims, and that there was a 911 tape memorializing said evidence described above, you and I would be doing hard time - but this is not so for most celebrities and definitely not for Charlie Sheen.
Did I forget to mention that Mr. Sheen received thirty days for the current abuse - And that part of the punishment is for him to teach up and coming thespians about the art of acting?
Mr. Sheen has had run ins with the law before of this nature: Denise Richards, his ex-wife also claimed and filed similar charges against Mr. Sheen; Mr. Sheen was also placed on probation for hitting a UCLA student who refused his advancement; and lest we forgot, Charlie’s accidentally shooting of his then girlfriend, Kelly Preston, the current wife of John Travolta, in the arm.
I conveyed this sordid history to show that if you or I were charged with domestic abuse and our record was such as Mr. Sheen, we would be attired in that distinct orange uniform and concentrating on how not to drop the soap in the showers.
When I first came to this country, by way of California, my father, an Oakland Police officer, explained to me the meaning of conjugal visits. If we give such perks to criminals without the celebrity appellation, what do we expect for the celebrity, like Mr. Sheen, who, when last I checked, was making some $450,000.00 for a half an hour episode?
I have no doubt that Mr. Sheen will take the thirty-day deal to teach would-be thespians and that he will find a way to feed his nicotine habit too. Now, I understand why Lindsay Lohan is so pissed for having to wear an ankle bracelet, which monitors her sobriety.
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