Nation of Laws

Jamal Williams, defensive lineman and consensus superstar for the San Diego Chargers, was stopped for 85mph and an erratic lane change in the early morning. He was held for several hours before blood was drawn for a blood alcohol level, by which time it was 0.07% and below the legal level for a drunk driving charge. (That he was held at all indicates that the officer had reason to believe he was intoxicated, since a person would not be taken in for the traffic violations alone.) He will pay a $400 fine for the two minor traffic offenses and attend an eight-hour traffic class.

How many people who were not multi-millionaires and/or publicly adored stars (or, in Williams' case, both) would be allowed to sober up before having their blood drawn, thereby avoiding the more serious charge?

Move on folks, no favoritism is being shown here, nothing to see. We are, after all, a nation of laws.