Ant Mcpartlin Arrested On Suspicion Of Drink-Driving.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5516183/Ant-McPartlin-arrested-drink-driving.html

[Jahulaye]

Hopefully he’ll do the right thing and compensate the injured family from out of his heaving £60 million coffers.

But then again someone whose worth £60 million who is that thrifty that they drive a mini and drive whilst drunk to avoid paying for a cab makes me not wanting to hold my breath for heroic and generous actions from this fine pillar of the community.

[naomi24]

Jahulaye, there goes your vivid imagination again.

[bhg481]

Jahulaye - he doesn't have to; that's what his insurance is for.

[Jahulaye]

He doesn’t have to be would be an extremely humanitarian thing to do thus swaying the publics confidence back on his side.

[Jahulaye]

“Jahulaye, there goes your vivid imagination again.”

? I said hopefully he’ll do the right thing so not sure where my imagination comes into it unless you mean only in our imagination would he ever dip his hand into his pockets to compensate someone he’s injured in which case you might just be correct.

[Jackdaw33]

He's not the first person to be had up for driving over the limit and he won't be the last. Wasn't Chris Tarrant had up just a few weeks ago? I regard this as kicking a man when he is down.

[naomi24]

Jahulaye, you also said he’s so thrifty that he drives a mini, and that he drives while drunk to avoid paying cab fares. He probably drives a mini because it’s easier to park a small car in London – or even because he likes Minis – and he probably drove whilst drunk because he was out of his head! Good grief! Get a grip!

[Jahulaye]

“I regard this as kicking a man when he is down.”
Can you really be down with £60 million in the bank, £10 million of property and a lucrative career and sponsors paying you approx £5 million a year?

Maybe he needs community service in a 3rd world country to make him realise just how good he’s got it. That’ll wake and shake him up for the better I reckon.

[andres]

I have not one iota of sympathy with Ant Mcpartlin whatsoever. He deserves everything that is coming to him . But he shouldn't even consider setting a precedent of offering money to the family. That's what we pay insurance for.

[Jackdaw33]

When the case comes to court I shall be very interested to see the results of the breath test. I may be wrong but I suspect he was not much over the limit. There is a difference between that and being 'drunk'.

[Mamyalynne]

//Can you really be down with £60 million in the bank, £10 million of property and a lucrative career and sponsors paying you approx £5 million a year? //

Yes.

[Jahulaye]

“I may be wrong but I suspect he was not much over the limit.”

I guess you didn’t see him stumbling around, screaming obscenities at his mum and arguing with police officers on the video, all “hallmarks” of being “absolutely steaming” and not the behaviour of being in shock at all.

[pixie374]

Exactly, mamya... money doesn't solve everything.

[Jackdaw33]

We will know all in good time.

[Jahulaye]

“Exactly, mamya... money doesn't solve everything”

Not everything but it sure helps being poor and miserable a lot easier

[kvalidir]

I know a very wealthy popular person, large circle of friends, genuinely loved and well liked, successful and fulfilled in their career etc who killed themselves. Money doesn't solve everything and if he's miserable and or depressed ( suffering form Depression) or has addiction issues I truly am sorry for that, very sorry in fact to see someone so publicly implode, but it still does not excuse getting into a vehicle, which is a weapon when you are intoxicated, and driving, especially when he has the money to realise in his more lucid moments that he has a problem with drink, and should hire a chauffeur.

[237SJ]

^If someone is depressed, their judgement can be impaired and they don't always make rational decisions. That goes for both suicide and drink driving. You can't differentiate.

[Garaman]

I imagine a lot of crimes have been committed by depressed people whose judgement wasn't right at the time, and who would have done differently had they not been depressed. Still crimes of course.

[nailit]

//Can you really be down with £60 million in the bank, £10 million of property and a lucrative career and sponsors paying you approx £5 million a year?//
Had to read that twice, the ignorance is astonishing, depression is no respector of persons (or wealth)

[naomi24]

I'm at a loss to understand why anyone thinks that money is a cure-all. Ant's situation has demonstrated quite clearly that money can't buy health, that's for sure.