Sure you know it is bad and wrong but who is there to punish you when you do something wrong? You honestly think a few hundred dollars worth of fines or insurance premium increases is going to stop them from drinking and driving? For us, the average american, an extra thousand dollars in traffic fines or insurance premiums is a pretty big deal, to them, its pocket change. I remember when Paris was thrown in Jail, CNN had this panel discussing why these multi-millionaires, who could afford a driver or take a cab still choose to drink and drive and the consensus amongst the panel was that there celebrities feel a sense of entitlement and that the rules and laws do not apply to them.
You honestly want to tell me that an average kid growing up in middle class america, working for 7.50 an hour at McDs feel the same way? I liked Heath Ledger a lot as an actor and this is a tragedy in every sense of the word. My original post was not meant to point fingers or assign blame to anyone but more of an observation on the fickle and dangerous nature of Hollywood.
I have not and probably will never star in a hollywood movie so I cannot know what sort of mental/physical strain these actors/actresses go through on a daily basis but I'd imagine having to work 12+hours, going in and out of character is a draining endeavor for any person, much more so for a teenage kid, is it any surprise that they turn to drugs/alcohol, both of which are readily available to them, as an escape?
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