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nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2014, 01:15 PM Jan 2014

Watch the Justin Bieber story, not for a star getting drunk [View all]

that is Tuesday, or even arrested. He is a Canadian Citizen. IF CONVICTED, he should be barred from coming into the US for the rest of his life, unless there were some really hard extenuating circumstances, such as becoming a political refugee later in life. If it was John Q Citizen who happens to be a tourist, he would be facing, quite possibly, an immigration judge on top of the local court.

Wanna bet our fine reporters will NOT go there? Why is Mr. Bieber being treated with kid gloves.

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Watch the Justin Bieber story, not for a star getting drunk [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 OP

His car Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #1

They were rented, nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #5

Gosh, Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #10

As I said in the OP, watch this, nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #11

Yep.. how does a 19 year old with an expired out-of-state license get a rental car? SoCalDem Jan 2014 #28

Justin Beiber, need I say more? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #29

Canada has some pretty strick DUI laws warrior1 Jan 2014 #2

about their laws warrior1 Jan 2014 #3

I see a defense case pleading Affluenza in his future. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #4

The presentation from MSNBC is crazee nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #8

Are you sure about that, Nadin? polly7 Jan 2014 #16

That is what she said two years ago nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #17

Why? former9thward Jan 2014 #18

Future--as in, at some point this kid is going to kill someone with his recklessness. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #19

No deportation for him.. SummerSnow Jan 2014 #6

We don't deport for a DUI Sgent Jan 2014 #7

Yup, that is why I know of a few cases nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #9

Legal residents getting deported because of a misdemeanor DUI and nothing else is highly unusual. Brickbat Jan 2014 #20

Is being an untalented hack a deportable offense? chrisa Jan 2014 #12

What about prescription drugs and weed? XemaSab Jan 2014 #14

Leocal vs Ashcroft...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #13

Any paying even the least amount of attention to this little shit... Javaman Jan 2014 #15

Beiber's closely following in the steps of Leif Garrett (who was on Celebrity Rehab a while back) groundloop Jan 2014 #25

Dang, I forgot all about Leif Garrett. Javaman Jan 2014 #32

Rich people live by different rules than us normal people. Rex Jan 2014 #21

I know local nooz matters little nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #22

I saw some cable news disussions not about sending him out... pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #23

Local lawyer said that he the easiest nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #24

I guess he's still a money machine Warpy Jan 2014 #26

It is sad, but just think, this kids mistakes are blasted across the world. Imagine if our own were peacebird Jan 2014 #27

I'm showing my age here.. NeoConsSuck Jan 2014 #30

Yes, on both nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #31

Times change... SidDithers Jan 2014 #33