Statutory DUI, merely a technical violation (made-up) should be a misdemeanor at most, and the arbitrary blood alcohol level is too low in most states. A .12 level, where it used to be before the hysterical women got involved, is much more reasonable.

BTW, I'm not in favor of driving drunk, but wrecks happen for people who are really drunk, starting around .16 but mostly in the .20s. Check it out yourself before you start denouncing me, dumbasses. No sob stories either about a friend or family member who was killed in an accident involving a really drunk driver. I have my own story: a friend was facing a year in jail after a second statutory DUI, a .09, just as his marriage was having difficulties, and chose to put a rifle to his head and pull the trigger. All he supposedly did was weave a little in the lane. Hooray for over-the-top stupid laws.

Let the ignorant posts begin.

A first time conviction for DWI should have a mandatory minimum 6 month prison sentence with a max of a year depending on circumstances. A second conviction should be a mandatory minimum 18 months year in jail with a max of three years. Anyone knowing these penalites who would still drive drunk is a hard case that needs to be taken off the streets anyway. The penalities for drunk driving are a joke.

Good for him. Takes a big man to take that sort of responsibility and serve a full sentence rather than a short one in another prison/jail.

Hope this lesson sticks. He's a good actor and so is his father, be a shame to lose the son to something as stupid as drunk driving.

Well, I guess it's a good thing they didn't find the dope under the seat! Or, did the COPS take it? Hmmm....

Seriously, though, DUI is a huge problem, and it's good that they finally started pulling over the media star(let)s, and giving em tickets for hitting the sauce and hitting the road, role models, and all that. In the area where I'm from, there was a guy that had MULTIPLE dui convictions but somehow got his license again, time after time, finally wiped out a whole family. Bad juju, drinking and driving, doing anything and driving, including talking on your CELL PHONE, is hazardous not only to you, but everyone else. Even though they try to design all this safety stuff into cars, the key component is still the nut behind the wheel....

I was thinking about Mr. Sutherland the other day and how his stay in jail was more peaceful than Ms. Hilton's. No daily reports of his status, just a final report that he has served his time.

Way to go Mr. Sutherland!

I admire him for taking responsibility for his actions. He is a good example of how one should act when they make a mistake.

I only hope he continues to save America from those that wish to do her harm.

Why didn't they water board him? After all it isn't torture. /snark