It is bad and he needs to face consequences, but the headline made me think it was worse than it was. He was polite, and his team reacted stronger than he did. I wonder how much the suppression was his PR agency over him; when he was in the station and telling the officers he appreciated everything they do, that is as good as you can do in a situation like that. Drunk driving is inexcusable, but that is not a celebrity meltdown which is how it’s being shared in a lot of headlines.
Any news is good news, he’ll end up on his feet and then some.
Just glad he wasn’t driving with Janet Jackson.
“No officer, I had no idea she was gonna show nipple while I drove drunk.”
Sorry, I know I should let it go, but I still have lingering resentment towards him about how that Super Bowl “fiasco” went down.
This is gonna ruin the tour 😭
I hope he is so humiliated by this that he quits driving altogether.
‘Why are you treating me like a criminal?’
Because you entitled drunk driving prick: You WERE a criminal at that moment.
Was he though? Do you get extra charges for robbing a bank drunk? Seems to me there are already laws that cover everything from speeding to vehicular manslaughter. Somebody think of the children though its totally not just another way for the police to extract money from civilians.
In case you’re actually wondering, in the state of New York where Timberlake committed the DUI, that falls under Penal Law Part I Title B § 15.25. And the words your tapioca pudding brain is looking for are “aggravating factor”, not “extra charge” (unless you mean public intoxication). Your comparison, though, as everyone knows, is moronic, and trying to downplay DUI through amateurish pseudo-lawyering disgracefully disrespects the many lives selfish pieces of shit abruptly take and ruin every day by driving under the influence.
Are you seriously defending drunk driving right now?
Umm, yes. If you rob a bank while being drunk, you’ll get a public intoxication charge slapped on with the rest of the charges.
Wow, a libertarian, with something to say.
It was definitely one of the takes of all time.
Dude has to have enough money to afford a fucking Uber…
You don’t understand. When you’re famous, they just let you drive.
Streisand effect
It’s going to ruin the world tour!
But why? Are we doing publc shamings again? Should we put him on the village square and have kids throw fruit at him?
It’s up to the public how they respond. The point here is not setting a precedent for police withholding bodycam footage regardless of who request. We can’t open any doors for police to try and withhold footage more than they already do. This time it just an embarrased celebrity but next time it might be copes wrongfully arresting, killing, etc. I do tngicr a shit about JT but I do care that body cam footage stays public information.
Hell no, cops should not be able to withhold camera footage but the other side 100% should have the right to their privacy if they don’t wish it public.
Imagine the cops come to your house for something you’re not guilty off, record your house and your life and publish it out there for everyone to see. That could lead to people getting killed because they get outed as LGBT to their family for example.
I should have clarified, guilt and location matter. If it’s in public space then all bodycam footage should be free game. That’s no different than if someone recorded it from the side of the street. If it’s in private space then it should be based on guilt. But again, I don’t like where that can go as well because the inverse is cops come into your home shoot you and that footage is locked away because it was recorded on private property and you are no longer around to consent release of that footage.
So if a cop has his body cam on when he comes into your house to help you because you got your hand stuck in a peanut butter jar butt ass naked, that should be made public? Even against the consent of the person the video is of? I agree police should never be able to withhold body cam footage, but people should absolutely be able to request body cam footage of themselves be withheld. He was convicted of the DUI and received legal penalties for it. Why does the shame game need to be played too? That wasn’t part of his sentence. For your own enjoyment? How does releasing this footage benefit society other than us getting to laugh at him all over again?
It’s perfectly fine to joke about JTs DUI when he comes up, I always do, but acting like he was a bad guy for trying to suppress footage of him regarding an incident he’s already been punished for is asinine. This isn’t some freedom of information issue bro get therapy. This is TMZ in lemmy tinsel and it got you to engage.
Yep
DWI? I know what DUI is, but what is DWI?
Driving While Intoxicated. It’s the same as a DUI, it’s just that, in some jurisdictions, the law is written with a different vernacular to address the possibility that the person is driving while intoxicated on drugs instead of alcohol (or a combination of the two).
Edit: originally, DUI laws were drafted in the 50s and 60s to address being under the influence of alcohol. Legally, this was a pretty narrow and limiting definition when challenged in court. Eventually, the laws were expanded to specifically address a state of impairment caused by intoxication by alcohol or anything else that could impair driving, like drugs. Severe mental illness has also been prosecuted as DWI in extreme cases. This made it much easier to uphold in court.
“Driving While Impaired” is the newer catch-all definition.
And in some places, this includes being overly tired
Yeah, specifically broadened the language so they can make a case for anything that the officer deems “impairing”.
Coming soon: Too Trans to Drive
Driving while black
Driving without your vote reciept.
Driving somewhere besides work.
Driving without an active subscription.
I think that was a Fast & Furious sequel “2 Trans 2 Drive”
Lol, fancy trying to make roads safer 😂
Oh, yeah, I think I’ve heard that one
