I actually agree that her sentence is a tad long. A few days behind bars should do it. Having said that, I believe her, and the women in Hollywood like her, are on a course of self destruction. The judge just may be trying to save her life. Then again, in a free society, what is the judicial system’s obligation in that matter; very little. However, the judge just may be trying to save someone else’s life, because clearly, she does not respect authority, or the law, hence driving on a suspended license.
I like creative sentencing by judges who make the punishment fit the person and the crime. With that in mind I think the following sentence may have been appropriate for her:
30 days in a "Motel 6" type of hotel (second floor walk up) with the following amenities:
Standard cotton sheets
B&W TV w/o remote
Pay phone at the bottom of the stairs
Hot plate for her to cook her own food
Small refrigerator
Exercise yard -- Hotel pool
No room service
Air conditioning -- wall mounted in Bathroom
Laundry -- Machine on first floor $1.00 per wash, $0.50 to dry
Dishwasher -- Drain plug provided for bathroom sink
Other ammenities to make the stay memorable:
--awakenings at night from the head board beat of the fat couple next door during a drunken romantic interlude
-- Those warm evenings on the porch as the smell of Lucky Stikes wafts into your room from the Tatoo'd ex con living below you.
-- Sanjay at the front desk trying to hide the Porno magazine he reads each evening For all of this the family would pay for the hotel and appropriate charges for supervision.
I knew a someone who got 3 days for driving on a suspended license. (he had not renewed it). So, I do not think her sentence is too long.