Are We All Under the Influence?

Mischa Barton was charged with a DUI on Tuesday February 26, 2008 for driving under the influence, driving unlicensed and for possession of marijuana. The problem with these celebrity mishaps is that teenagers, especially young teenagers, read these news stories and begin to idolize these situations. Hollywood glamorizes underage drinking and partying and teenagers began to become immune to the severity of driving under the influence. Instead of making apologies, celebrities play these incidences off as "just another day in Hollywood," and the vicious cycle continues. Hollywood needs to stop manipulating young teens. These stars need to take responsibility for there immature actions and media needs to write the full story on the dire consequences of these "common" situations.
Here is an interesting website that features all of the celebrity mugshots curtsy of US Weekly...
http://usmagazine.com/celebrity_mugshot_archive