Justin Bieber arrested for drinking and driving... and then released - "Justice? Whassat?"

[Spin Attaxx]

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/23/justin-bieber-arrested-drag-raciing-driving-influence-miami

 

 

Justin Bieber has been charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid licence, police in Miami said on Thursday.

 

Bieber, 19, was arrested in the early hours of the morning after he was caught drag racing a yellow Lamborghini, according to police. Officers said that he smelled of alcohol and swore when he was pulled over.

 

Miami Beach police chief Raymond Martinez said officers estimated Bieber was driving at "anywhere up to 55 to 60mph" when stopped in a 30mph zone. He was detained at 4.09am ET.

 

Martinez told reporters that Bieber, who has released three studio albums and two books, was "a little belligerent, using some choice words", when police arrested him.

 

Bieber's friend, Khalil Sharieff, was also arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. Police said Sharieff, who tweeted at 3.07am Thursday that he was "Just livin life, blessed", was racing Bieber in a rented red Lamborghini. Initial press reports stating that Sharieff was driving a Ferrari appear to have been in error.

 

The Miami Beach police department published Bieber's arrest report on its own Twitter feed.

 

The report said two black SUVs had blocked Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach, which "facilitated an open road", enabling Bieber and Sharieff to race.

 

When the arrested officer attempted to stop Bieber – whose hit As Long As You Love Me delivers the tender message that a simple love can defy all hardship a couple might face – the singer inquired: "Why the fuck are you doing this?"

Bieber continued to ask: "What the fuck did I do? Why did you stop me?" and is said to have later assured the officer: "I ain't got no fucking weapons."

 

The police report said there was "an odor of alcohol emanating" from Bieber's breath. The 19-year-old reportedly had a "flushed face [and] bloodshot eyes" when he was being taken the police station. Police also learned Bieber had an expired Georgia driving licence.

 

Martinez said Bieber "did acknowledge that he did take a prescription medication and that he had been smoking marijuana and that he did consume a beer".

 

Bieber has written two autobiographies. His debut, First Step 2 Forever was published in 2010, documenting his rise to fame. His second autobiography, Just Getting Started, was published in 2012. It documented the two years that had elapsed since 2010.

 

Earlier this month Bieber was accused of throwing eggs at a neighbour's house in California. The singer endured a turbulent 2013, when he briefly retired from public life and lashed out at a photographer in London as his bodyguards escorted him into a car.

 

 

So yeah. To everyone who wanted to see the smug shit get his, now it's happened.

 

UPDATE: Bieber's out. See

[Biggs]

lol

[SIXTH-RATE SOMA]

So yeah. To everyone who wanted to see the smug shit get his, now it's happened.

 

Even if the guy's a jerk, I can't say I'm wishing for him to plummet down the celebrity spiral. Why would I wish that on anybody?

 

Such a waste....

[spinny]

I can just see what the fans would say if he killed someone.

 

"THAT PERSON JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR!!!11!!!! BEIBYS INNOCENT!!11111"

 

Needless to say, he deserves this arrest, celebrity or not.

[Toby]

That scene where young Forrest Gump walks in his new leg braces is how I want Bieber to walk out of jail.

[Tara]

Let's not forget that he's also been investigated (though never successfully arrested) for vandalism and other, quite costly, damages to public property in addition to charges of drug possession.  So yes, to say that it's good to see that he's finally been put behind bars is a bit of an understatement.

 

lol

You're gonna have to put more effort into your posts than that. =P  Here at SSMB, we foster a very vocal community, and as such, all posts must consists of at least two well thought out sentences.  Otherwise, they are marked as spam.

[gala]

Finally, action has been taken against his recent trouble. The fucker deserves it.

 

Also, that side-shot makes him look like a giraffe with his awful posture

[Big Panda]

Who the hell smiles in a mugshot?

[Stacy]

Justin Bieber in jail after dropping the soap:

 

"Bum, Bum, Bum, Oh! Bum, Bum, Bum, Oh!".

 

He must be high if that's his mugshot or he is really stupid, maybe both?

 

Can't really say much than the guy's an arsehole. Driving around flashy supercars while high. Who says the music industry isn't profitable for some eh? 

[Biggs]

It was inevitable to be totally honest. He's gotten away with a lot before now.

 

Hopefully this'll knock a bit of reality into him and his fans and maybe he'll actually do all of that maturing that he was supposed to have been doing throughout his teenage life.

[spinny]

Who the hell smiles in a mugshot?

 

"HEY KIDS JAIL'S FUN, YOU ALL LOVE ME RIGHT, COME VISIT ME AT JAIL AND GO DRAG-RACING YOURSELF : D"

 

That's why.

[Stacy]

His habit could be worse at least he ain't a coke whore like Miley Cyrus.

 

Which will she burn through faster her money or her nose?

[Brad]

I'm sure if his loyal Beliebers keep tweeting #FreeBieber, EVERYTHING will change. Amirite?

 

As it should, he deserves this arrest. He should not be exemplary from official law because he's got a few hit albums. Hopefully, they bring up the drug charges from before and inquire into them also. 

 

Now, why isn't Chris Brown in jail too?

[Jin.]

It's all going to be too good to be true.

[SuperLink]

I have nothing against the guy personally but jesus he's been given free reign to do whatever he wants and be an asshole to whoever he wants for way too long. I know being a child celebrity must be extremely hard on the psyche but being given the special treatment for being rich and famous is ridiculous.

 

If you spit on your fans and call them "beached whales" and are never even made to question your own bloody behaviour you need a reality check. It could be ages before he really gets that reality check though.

 

Still it's clear that he's been using his influence and thinking he can get away with anything at all lately so I really hope he gets treated you know how anyone else vandalising/drink driving/being an asshole would be treated :/ prick.

[Rey Skywalker-Ren]

Ehhh famous person gets in trouble. not a big deal since other non famous do it and they never get made a deal out if. Also Beiber most times gets hated for no reason other than be successful so I can see this being a big deal than it needs to be

[PaddyFancy]

Eh, he'll probably get a slap on the wrist and allowed to walk away. Florida's judicial system is like that sometimes.

[The Egg WAH]

He does need to be brought down a peg or two, his arrogance and terrible attitude has been getting way out of hand :|

[Tara]

Ehhh famous person gets in trouble. not a big deal since other non famous do it and they never get made a deal out if. Also Beiber most times gets hated for no reason other than be successful so I can see this being a big deal than it needs to be

Except non-celebrity criminals do get made a deal out of.  Huge deals, in fact.  Granted, celebrities get a much more public spectacle because they have the added virtue of being in the public eye at all times, not to mention they have the added responsibility of setting an example, but we see the media (albeit poorly) documenting cases of non-celebrity crimes all the time.

 

Also, depending on how you define a "big deal," I'd say it's well worth mentioning that someone with a previously unpunished criminal record has finally been given his just desserts.  Regardless of one's own opinion on his music, Justin Bieber doesn't exactly have an angelic presence.

[Detective Shadzter]

Sky News has video from the court case:

https://www.facebook.com/skynews/posts/10152149509602356?stream_ref=1

[JezMM]

Yeah I'm with the folks who don't want to see him crash and burn and live a ruined life (or die young due to extreme idiocy or substance abuse), but I hope this knocks some sense into him to straighten up and appreciate the rolemodel power he has over his young fans could do good instead of promoting a lifestyle of being a self-absorbed shit.  Judging by the mugshots though... not hopeful.

[Tori Himemiya]

You know how they say that our celebrities are our children's role models?

He's our role model of what not to do.

[Dr. Mechano]

What is it about fame that makes so many adults act like petulant little children?

 

Look at that smug mugshot. It's like he's going out of his way to be insufferable on purpose.

[SuperLink]

What is it about fame that makes so many adults act like petulant little children?

Being famous from childhood and not really experiencing much in the way of developmental or academic hardship when you just get whatever you want without trying will probably do that to you.

[Big Panda]

You guys are talking as if Bieber was thrust into the public eye when he was a little kid or something. He was around 16 when he shot to fame. That seems like a good amount of time for development to me. Okay sure, maybe a couple more years, give of take, of development would've served him better, but come on.