So I guess we have to cover this dumb story. Snooki, of Jersey Shore “fame”, was arrested on Friday in New Jersey. The charge seemed to be some variation on drunk and disorderly – Snooki was “drinking in public… J-WOWW was spotted trying to talk Snooki into going back into the house. But Snooki was out of control and seemed drunk,” according to Radar’s sources. For those keeping track, she was drinking Patron, and she was officially charged with disorderly conduct.
The chief of police told Radar at the time of the arrest: “She is in our lockup right now, she is under arrest for disorderly conduct, we are waiting for the police report to come through.” She didn’t have to take a blood alcohol test, though, because she wasn’t driving. Small mercies, although I give her credit for that: so many dumb, drunk a–holes get behind a wheel, so I guess Snooki is better than them. She was released later on Friday, hopefully after she sobered up a little. One source mentioned to Radar, “If no one is with her, Snooki can keep drinking until she passes out.” And her ex-boyfriend Emilio Masella told Radar: “I think she needed this to draw attention to herself and keep up her fame level. She has more competition with the new girl. This is typical, I’m not surprised that she got arrested.”
I have to admit, I think disorderly conduct is a bullsh-t charge. Lots of college towns have cops that hand out disorderly conduct charges just to be a–holes, to get college kids to pay fines and bring in revenue for the town. Now, I have no doubt Snooki was actually disorderly, and perhaps even a threat to herself and others. But come on, it’s not like this is some huge deal, in my opinion. The chick was sh-tfaced in public, whatever. I can’t believe it, but I actually have some sympathy for her. Oh, wait, she’s an idiot. Sympathy over.
Here are some photos of police hauling Snooki’s drunk ass into jail (from behind):
