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<p>[‘24</a>’ star Sutherland out of jail after 48 days - CNN.com](<a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/21/people.kiefersutherland.ap/index.html]'24”>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/21/people.kiefersutherland.ap/index.html)</p>
<p>All this for drunken driving? A bit harsh, no?</p>
<p>are you being serious?</p>
<p>maybe if those kinds of sentences were given to more celeb drunk and under the influence drivers, instead of the slap on the wrist, the roads would be safer and others wouldn’t think DUI is nothing</p>
<p>Too heavy sentence? Not at all</p>
<p>No…</p>
<p>Not even close to harsh. I think it should have been longer.</p>
<p>No, celebrities need to be punished the most. Believe it or not, they do serve as role models for the rest of the public. If they get let off easy, then others are more likely to replicate their behavior without fear of a harsh punishment. </p>
<p>DUIs are never taken seriously anymore. I’ve heard so many people brag about DUIs, yet you also hear so cases where somebody dies from a drunk driver.</p>
<p>sometimes accidents don’t include the drunk driver, the DUI driver can create havoc wihtout themselves getting hit- they force other cars off the road, others to swerve etc, and the drunk driver doesnt’ even know they have caused an accident</p>
<p>and there is NO excuse for aa celeb to drive under the influence- what, they can’t afford a driver?</p>
<p>even I put aside cab money if I think I might have more than a couple of glasses of wine</p>
<p>Would you still think its too harsh if your son/daughter/father/mother got hit by him?</p>
<p>It sounds appropriate.</p>
<p>Depends what his BAC was. If he was still under .1, this seems a little harsh. If he was really impaired and incapable of driving safely, I have no sympathy for him. (The latter is probably the case considering he got pulled over in the first place)</p>
<p>This was also a repeat offense and occurred while he was still on probation for a previous offense, and since he was just at the legal limit, he may have thought he was legal. I actually respect that he did not try to use money or influence to fight it, and instead, accepted his consequences. </p>
<p>In many states the penalties for repeat offenses can get quite “harsh”; the OP may want to brush up on the laws of his/her own state.</p>
<p>They said he got 30 days for the DUI and 18 for the probation violation. He chose to go to a suburban jail rather than the city jail and for that reason, he was not allowed to be released early for good behavior and such. Guards said they had no issues with him-- he took care of what he needed to take care.</p>
<p>I think it’s a little easy, but I don’t know what punishments are throughout the country for various violations.</p>
<p>I’m just glad to see he took the attitude he did rather than thinking he’s above it all…</p>
<p>I don’t see why people that rich can;t just hire a driver. And while I’ve never done it, I feel a little bad for people who get busted when driving right at 0.08.</p>