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02-20-2011, 08:14 PM
"Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars has pleaded guilty to cocaine possession as part of a deal with Las Vegas prosecutors that could allow the felony conviction to be erased next year.
A Clark County district judge sentenced the 25-year-old singer-songwriter Wednesday to probation, a $2,000 fine, 200 hours of community service and drug counseling.
Mars, whose real name is Peter Hernandez, declined comment after the court hearing. So did his lawyers.
His conviction could be erased if he stays out of trouble for a year. The judge set a Jan. 18 date next year for Mars to return at the end of his probation.
Police say Mars had 2.6 grams of cocaine when he was arrested in September in a casino bathroom after a nightclub performance."
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Bruno Mars just finished his performance before tonight's NBA All-Star game in L.A. (on TNT). Why is it that cocaine possession is seemingly no longer a serious crime in the U.S. nowadays? (The continued leniency shown Charlie Sheen is proof of that.)
I wonder what commissioner David Stern thinks about this guy performing in front of a bunch of kids at the game tonight? And what would he have thought if it was an NBA player who plead guilty to this, like Kobe Bryant?
Is it just me or do people simply not care anymore about drugs or legal punishment as long as these entertainers keep getting on the performing stage?
We all know what would happen if it were you or me getting arrested.
A Clark County district judge sentenced the 25-year-old singer-songwriter Wednesday to probation, a $2,000 fine, 200 hours of community service and drug counseling.
Mars, whose real name is Peter Hernandez, declined comment after the court hearing. So did his lawyers.
His conviction could be erased if he stays out of trouble for a year. The judge set a Jan. 18 date next year for Mars to return at the end of his probation.
Police say Mars had 2.6 grams of cocaine when he was arrested in September in a casino bathroom after a nightclub performance."
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Bruno Mars just finished his performance before tonight's NBA All-Star game in L.A. (on TNT). Why is it that cocaine possession is seemingly no longer a serious crime in the U.S. nowadays? (The continued leniency shown Charlie Sheen is proof of that.)
I wonder what commissioner David Stern thinks about this guy performing in front of a bunch of kids at the game tonight? And what would he have thought if it was an NBA player who plead guilty to this, like Kobe Bryant?
Is it just me or do people simply not care anymore about drugs or legal punishment as long as these entertainers keep getting on the performing stage?
We all know what would happen if it were you or me getting arrested.