# Justin Bieber arrested for DUI, drag racing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523 "2014-01-23T13:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/21 "2014-01-23T17:43:49Z")
> [@Bellhorn](#): > > If I’m the presiding Judge in this case, I’d sentence Bieber to 2 years performing with the Osmond Family in Branson, Missouri. 5 shows, 7 days a week. Cruel and unusual punishment be damned! Whatever the Osmond Family has done, it does not warrant such punishment. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/22 "2014-01-23T17:45:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > He’s probably just not gotten over the [failed plot to castrate and kill him](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=675627&highlight=Bieber). and they’re the ones in prison :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/23 "2014-01-23T17:52:18Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I actually thought that the face-on pic looked like Miley Cyrus. I’ve been having a lot of trouble telling those two apart lately. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/24 "2014-01-23T17:57:26Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > I’ve been having a lot of trouble telling those two apart lately. Have they ever been seen together? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/25 "2014-01-23T18:02:24Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > I’m guessing at this point he’s extremely bored and has no idea what he’s going to do with the rest of his life. > If you have all the money you need, no real job, no need for a real job, not much education, no real friends, and all you’ve ever known is how to perform in the teeny-bopper entertainment business, what the hell do you do with your time? Eh, its not like non-wealthy 19 year-olds never get arrested for similar issues (granted, usually they’re arrested in less fancy cars). ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/26 "2014-01-23T18:02:33Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > [He used to be so adorable.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XC1jNo2g8s) What happened, Biebs? Back when he was first making his claim to fame, I was going to start a thread titled: How long before Justin finds himself in rehab? I wound up not doing it because I thought, Nah, he’s such a nice kid. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/27 "2014-01-23T18:05:30Z")
What a little turd. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/28 "2014-01-23T18:16:52Z")
Bet his mom is really kicking herself now for handing her son over to a [Jew](http://www.bustle.com/articles/305-13-weird-facts-found-on-wikipedia-about-celebrities/2)record company. Argh! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/29 "2014-01-23T18:35:50Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > If you have all the money you need, no real job, no need for a real job, not much education, no real friends, and all you’ve ever known is how to perform in the teeny-bopper entertainment business, what the hell do you do with your time? Why is being a full-time musician not a real job? He could be plowing himself into his work, he got arrested because he’s not. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/30 "2014-01-23T18:48:44Z")
> [@Vita\_Beata](#): > > [http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/23/3888078/justin-bieber-arrested-in-miami.html](http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/23/3888078/justin-bieber-arrested-in-miami.html) > They refer to him as “Bad-boy Bieber”! “Popping anti-depressants”? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/31 "2014-01-23T18:54:08Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Why is being a full-time musician not a real job? That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it; money for nothin’ and chicks for free. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/32 "2014-01-23T19:12:52Z")
It’s not much of a surprise that he behaves like this. From a young age he has been surrounded by people who only view him as an ATM machine. The only guidance they offer is to make sure his behavior will continue to generate the most revenue possible. If he had an accident in that race and could never perform again and lost all his money, would any of his “friends” stick around? I doubt it. It’s easy to say you don’t like him, but he’s really a brand created by corporations. Who knows who the real Justin Bieber is? It’s like a form of brainwashing growing up in that environment. Hopefully he finds out who he really is before he crashes completely. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/33 "2014-01-23T19:30:57Z")
He’s been living in a bubble since he hit it big 6 years ago. By now, he’s surrounded by employees. Probably his parents also. So there isn’t anybody in his orbit who will say “No” to him. At least, nobody that he’ll listen to. And even non-famous non-wealthy 19 year olds think they’re indestructible. This particular incident is less than a bump in the road to him. Thankfully, it’s just a bump in the road and not a person he drove over. But he’s young and wealthy. He’s got time to kill someone. It’s nothing we haven’t seen before. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/34 "2014-01-23T19:56:05Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > [He used to be so adorable.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XC1jNo2g8s) What happened, Biebs? Bangkok has him now. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/35 "2014-01-23T20:21:28Z")
What sort of mad man would rent him a Lamborghini? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/36 "2014-01-23T20:28:15Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Is DUI a felony in Florida? If so, it’s detention and deportation time. You’ve got a point there. I doubt an American would convicted of a felony on this (this sort of offense is what diversion is all about - this isn’t Phil Spector we’re talking about here), but his alien status makes it another ball game. > [@Sampiro](#): > > Bangkok has him now. Good one. > [@gaffa](#): > > What sort of mad man would rent him a Lamborghini? Good point, considering his age and lack of a drivers license. He must have put down one hell of a deposit - I don’t think he’s insurable without a license, either. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/37 "2014-01-23T20:34:07Z")
Might be a lease. Saying it’s a rental is a good way to torque the story, even if it didn’t need torquing. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/38 "2014-01-24T00:53:01Z")
I just hope that he doesn’t join Club 27 about 8 years early. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/39 "2014-01-24T00:55:11Z")
Well at least he hasn’t driven a car into a swimming pool or run over his chauffeur yet. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523/40 "2014-01-24T00:56:36Z")
I heard they had problems getting him out of his car seat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-bieber-arrested-for-dui-drag-racing/679523.md?page=3)