What Does It Take To Endanger A Child?
Richie "I should have a wing named after me in rehab" Sambora was charged with two counts of DUI, but prosecutors declined to file any child endangerment charges against Sambora. Sambora allegedly had a blood level of .13 which is almost double the legal limit of .08.
There were two minors in the car when Sambora was pulled over. Two kids. My feeling is that if Richie was involved in an accident and the kids got hurt, then and only then would they have been endangered. Apparently as long as you just drink and drive, kids in the car are in no danger and the kids on the road with their parents in other cars are in no danger.
From what TMZ was told, the rank and file police officers didn't want Richie charged with child endangerment. Why? Is he going to play a free concert for the cops and say, "thanks." Are they running around on the weekends reliving their high school days by hitting on chicks with big hair and singing "Livin On A Prayer."
What the prosecutors are saying by declining to add the charge is that it is perfectly fine to go ahead and drink and and drive and go ahead and bring the kids along while you do so. "Hell, if you have a big enough car we don't even care if they are in a seat belt or child seat. Strap them onto the hood if you want. We don't want to inconvenience a celebrity by alleging they were endangering a kid. Call ahead next time and we will go ahead and let you have the whole highway just to yourself. Oh, and when the kids become teenagers, go ahead and let them head over to the clubs on Sunset. We know they aren't 21 or anything but we think it is ok for them to go ahead and drink underage."
