EDITORIAL STAR TREATMENT BACA'S CELEBRITY WORSHIP CARRIES HIGH RISKS.THE arrest of Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Gibson U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. may have exposed the actor's weaknesses and prejudices for the whole world to see. In the end, he will have to pay the price personally and professionally. But it might not have been that way, and we have the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Sheriff's Department to thank for that. Gibson's driving under the influence incident also exposed something that the celebrity gossip consumers haven't really noticed: Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. , like too many other political figures in Los Angeles, is star-struck. No one's saying he should cancel his subscription to People or Us magazines, but his deference to Gibson raises serious questions. The most serious of those is what happens when a celebrity who has gotten free passes for wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do from the sheriff kills someone while driving
drunk.
Let's review: Gibson was stopped going 87 mph on the twisty and treacherous Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
The initial report from the Sheriff's Department flat-out lied about the incident, saying it was routine. Only a few days after the arrest did the nastier aspects of Gibson's arrest become public. It's not a big leap of faith to wonder how many times celebrities have broken the law and not faced repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl since Gibson reportedly was let go twice. Gibson offered up a small apology, and as the uproar ensued, a broader one. Yet Baca's still not coming clean as to how the suppression of the report happened, and his role. This incident puts the county's inspector general, Michael Gennaco, under the gun to deliver the goods Verb 1. deliver the goods - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" bring home the bacon, succeed, win, come through , not just in this particular case, but in all celebrity-related stops. His preliminary report is uselessly incomplete and raised suspicions that his heart wasn't in it. That would be a mistake, for if the sheriff is putting the public in danger with his love affair with celebrity, the public needs to know. |
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