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David Cassidy at it again...

gazelle77 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:29:17 GMT

Drinking and driving.... AGAIN.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/12/david-cassidy-arrested-on-suspicion-dui/

Re: David Cassidy at it again...

JustJules — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:46:53 GMT

How many times does this make? Is he trying to set some record? What irritates me is I don't understand why they don't just revoke his driver's license. Make him walk or get a driver. He clearly has a problem, is being irresponsible, and he will end up killing innocent people. I don't care if he was a teen heart throb once upon a time, he is just a careless drunk right now.

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Preds — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:55:00 GMT

Three times in three years. Better than some stars.

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gazelle77 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:55:03 GMT

He makes his living signing autographs at fairs now.... enough money to pay for his booze I guess. Somehow he pays the fine to stay out of jail until his next court date.... or until he KILLS SOMEONE..... Like father like son. His father was a drunk who committed suicide. Better himself than some poor innocent victim.

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Sushismom — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:20:45 GMT

Looks like the arrests were all in different states. That may be why he still has a license. As far as I know, there's no federal drunk driving law except one that applies to drunk driving on federal property.

Alcoholics rarely care if they lose their license anyway. They continue to drink and drive.

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MOONRISER — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:38:22 GMT

Being an alcoholic is a horrid disease and one you never get rid of. Staying sober is impossible for many. If you can maintain sobriety, it is and always will be, a work in progress. It makes my heart lurch and hurt to see ones I love fall into this rabbit hole with no bottom. I have two family members addicted, so I know what happens. The path of destruction they leave can never be cleaned. There is much help available if it works. The odds are not good. I will pray for David's sole.

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SydneyH — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:40:46 GMT

On 1/12/2014 gazelle77 said:
He makes his living signing autographs at fairs now.... enough money to pay for his booze I guess. Somehow he pays the fine to stay out of jail until his next court date.... or until he KILLS SOMEONE..... Like father like son. His father was a drunk who committed suicide. Better himself than some poor innocent victim.

Jack Cassidy was also dx'd with being bipolar and he died in an accidental fire.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:42:18 GMT

While I can (sort of) understand how difficult it must be to be an alcoholic, I have a hard time with drinking and driving. If one has such a proclivity, perhaps they should hide away the car keys or get a driver. It's not fair to put others in peril just because one cannot stop drinking.

Your body - your choice. I'm down with that. But it should not extend beyond that, toward innocent people who get in your way.

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MOONRISER — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:48:44 GMT

On 1/12/2014 chickenbutt said:
While I can (sort of) understand how difficult it must be to be an alcoholic, I have a hard time with drinking and driving. If one has such a proclivity, perhaps they should hide away the car keys or get a driver. It's not fair to put others in peril just because one cannot stop drinking.

Your body - your choice. I'm down with that. But it should not extend beyond that, toward innocent people who get in your way.

They don't see themselves like others do. They also don't feel incapable of driving. You cannot use common sence thinking for an alcoholics brain. Denial has imprinted their brain to the core. The brain is also drunk! So very sad.

Re: David Cassidy at it again...

scotttie — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:50:10 GMT

On 1/12/2014 SydneyH said:
On 1/12/2014 gazelle77 said:
He makes his living signing autographs at fairs now.... enough money to pay for his booze I guess. Somehow he pays the fine to stay out of jail until his next court date.... or until he KILLS SOMEONE..... Like father like son. His father was a drunk who committed suicide. Better himself than some poor innocent victim.

Jack Cassidy was also dx'd with being bipolar and he died in an accidental fire.

That's what I thought. Accidental fire. I think it was caused by a cigarette.

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Cats3000 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:52:06 GMT

It is truly sad.

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gazelle77 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:54:02 GMT

On 1/12/2014 beammeupscottie said:
On 1/12/2014 SydneyH said:
On 1/12/2014 gazelle77 said:
He makes his living signing autographs at fairs now.... enough money to pay for his booze I guess. Somehow he pays the fine to stay out of jail until his next court date.... or until he KILLS SOMEONE..... Like father like son. His father was a drunk who committed suicide. Better himself than some poor innocent victim.

Jack Cassidy was also dx'd with being bipolar and he died in an accidental fire.

That's what I thought. Accidental fire. I think it was caused by a cigarette.

Sorry I was wrong on that...I believe his drinking lead to him dying in the fire though.

Re: David Cassidy at it again...

missy1 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:54:35 GMT

He will be on the next rehab reality show.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:01:07 GMT

I've known my share of alcoholics and they do have lucid moments.

I think I read, a while back, that Dr Drew stopped doing the 'celeb rehab' shows after so many deaths and such. I could be wrong, though.

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RedHeadedWench — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:07:49 GMT

Boy I'm glad I didn't marry him.

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Vamp — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:40:00 GMT

On 1/12/2014 Jules5280 said:
How many times does this make? Is he trying to set some record? What irritates me is I don't understand why they don't just revoke his driver's license. Make him walk or get a driver. He clearly has a problem, is being irresponsible, and he will end up killing innocent people. I don't care if he was a teen heart throb once upon a time, he is just a careless drunk right now.

I find that frustrating, too, Jules. They need to take away his license before he kills someone.

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Preds — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:08:33 GMT

UPDATE: The star's manager and publicist, Jo-Ann Geffen, tells ET, "David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety. He was in Los Angeles to attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television, respondents in a lawsuit filed by Cassidy in 2011 over what he claims are monies long due him from Partridge Family merchandise, home video, etc. After attending his and his manager’s depositions, it appears as if the pressure led to a brief relapse. He was on his way to the airport to return to his home in Florida and to transitional rehabilitation. He plans now to return to rehab in an undisclosed facility."

He clearly has serious problems. This was on RadarO

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Preds — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:09:49 GMT

On 1/12/2014 RedHeadedWench said:
Boy I'm glad I didn't marry him.

So .... It's your fault! You broke the poor mans heart.

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croemer — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:37:02 GMT

What a shame.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 23:03:59 GMT

On 1/12/2014 Predsfan said:
UPDATE: The star's manager and publicist, Jo-Ann Geffen, tells ET, "David just completed a stint in rehab and was doing very well in sobriety. He was in Los Angeles to attend depositions by Sony Pictures Television, respondents in a lawsuit filed by Cassidy in 2011 over what he claims are monies long due him from Partridge Family merchandise, home video, etc. After attending his and his manager’s depositions, it appears as if the pressure led to a brief relapse. He was on his way to the airport to return to his home in Florida and to transitional rehabilitation. He plans now to return to rehab in an undisclosed facility."

He clearly has serious problems. This was on RadarO

Aww, good deal! I hope he does well.

He's like most - a FUNCTIONING alcoholic. So, he CAN make better choices. But, even more important, some of the choices like driving while drinking are pretty easy to change. If one doesn't, at some point, somebody gets hurt/killed. Often it's an innocent person or persons in the wrong place at the wrong time. That's what bothers me.