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Lava Lamp Freak · Oct 10, 2007, 02:15 AM

Yep, Kiefer is serving 48 days total.

I'm sure that after a few hours he'll be out and saving the country again. So it goes with Jack Bauer.

The 40-year-old actor will officially be sentenced Dec. 21, when he must begin serving the 18 days in the county jail. It also is the same day his show begins its winter production break.

Sutherland then will have until July 1, 2008, to serve the remaining 30 days in jail. He will be on probation for five years and faces fines and a driving suspension, according to court documents.

The actor's plea arrangement ensures that production of "24" will not be interrupted, Fox officials said in a statement.

Sutherland to Do Jail Time on DUI Charge

gradient · Oct 10, 2007, 02:41 AM

What a joke - if I get convicted of a crime do you think they'd let me serve my jail time on weekends so that it wouldn't interfere with my job?

Lava Lamp Freak · Oct 10, 2007, 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by gradient

What a joke - if I get convicted of a crime do you think they'd let me serve my jail time on weekends so that it wouldn't interfere with my job?

I guess it depends on if the judge is a fan of your TV show, er, I mean job.

gradient · Oct 10, 2007, 04:22 AM

It's the TV show of my life so sadly the viewership is probably too low to hold much sway in court.

Doofy · Oct 10, 2007, 04:33 AM

24 died sometime earlier this year anyways. Something about CTU all driving around in hybrids and being girly men.

Sherman Homan · Oct 10, 2007, 06:47 AM

I think Jack knows that the show cratered this year. He is going to jail to save it.

turtle777 · Oct 10, 2007, 10:31 AM

I like Jack / Kiefer, but I still hope he has to serve the whole time.

The devaluation of jailtime for celebrities has to end.

-t

AngelaBaby · Oct 10, 2007, 10:44 AM

If Bauer was pulled over at the peak of 24 he wouldn't have to serve any days in jail.

brassplayersrock² · Oct 10, 2007, 10:48 AM

now i know you are not a nerd even though i already knew that

starman · Oct 10, 2007, 11:55 AM

Tony Almeida will break him out of prison.

ThinkInsane · Oct 10, 2007, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by gradient

What a joke - if I get convicted of a crime do you think they'd let me serve my jail time on weekends so that it wouldn't interfere with my job?

It happens all the time, especially with DWI sentences. A friend of mine is serving weekends in jail because she didn't learn her lesson after her first DWI.

pinenuts · Oct 10, 2007, 12:44 PM

He's Jack Bauer! No one can keep him locked up! He'll break out and report back to CTU.

lpkmckenna · Oct 10, 2007, 01:36 PM

This is his second DUI. He makes the Britney/Paris/Lohan brigade look like angels.

analogue SPRINKLES · Oct 10, 2007, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by gradient

What a joke - if I get convicted of a crime do you think they'd let me serve my jail time on weekends so that it wouldn't interfere with my job?

In the US celebrities are above the law. Duh.

SSharon · Oct 10, 2007, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by ThinkInsane

It happens all the time, especially with DWI sentences. A friend of mine is serving weekends in jail because she didn't learn her lesson after her first DWI.

She must be really hot to get that kind of treatment. I am still having a hard time believing that they are treating celebrities the same as everyone else.

peeb · Oct 10, 2007, 02:07 PM

If you must jail people (and I think repeat DUI offenders are a possible candidate) jailing them for weekends makes sense. After all, you are trying to knock some sense into them, not trying to ruin their life by making them loose their job and go into a spiral of decline that leads to homelessness and more crime.

lpkmckenna · Oct 10, 2007, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by peeb

If you must jail people (and I think repeat DUI offenders are a possible candidate) jailing them for weekends makes sense. After all, you are trying to knock some sense into them, not trying to ruin their life by making them loose their job and go into a spiral of decline that leads to homelessness and more crime.

I'd take it a step further: going to jail everyday and keep going to work. You sleep in your cell every night, leave for work in the morning, and you're back in your cell within 12 hours. Thus, you burn thru a half-day of custody every work day.

peeb · Oct 10, 2007, 03:01 PM

Fair enough, the important thing is not to destroy people's lives by jailing them if not absolutely necessary.

Doofy · Oct 10, 2007, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by peeb

Fair enough, the important thing is not to destroy people's lives by jailing them if not absolutely necessary.

Funny that. I figured that the important thing is not to destroy people's lives by running into them or their loved ones whilst you're DUI.

I'd revoke licence for a year on first catch. Revoke licence for 10 years on second catch. 10 years in the clink if caught driving whilst licence revoked. That ought to do it.

peeb · Oct 10, 2007, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

I like Jack / Kiefer, but I still hope he has to serve the whole time.

The devaluation of jailtime for celebrities has to end.

-t

It should be reduced for almost everyone - it's reached epidemic proportions.