Al Gore's Son arrested for speeding and drugs

[yangstar]

Jeez speeding...both ways apparently.

[adpiucf]

Al Gore has a son?

[VandalSquirrel]

A Prius can go that fast?

[33girl]

The fact that he was speeding in a Prius is the part that cracks me up. Are we sure this isn't Onion-generated?

[DSTRen13]

When I saw this on the news ticker this morning, I only caught the end of it, which cut off the "son of former Vice President" part and just started at "Al Gore was caught ..."

[PeppyGPhiB]

I'm amazed he could go that fast on the 405 in L.A./Orange County...even at 2 am!

[UGAalum94]

When you look at the history Al Gore III has had with drugs, DUI, and arrests, it seems extra perplexing to me.

The common thread seems to be marijuana, which I don't think of as being so addictive that it compromises judgment so much overall to explain his issues.

If the common drug were cocaine, heroin, meth, or maybe even some of the pharmacy he had with him this time, I kind of take for granted that the addiction would have just taken over and it would explain why he couldn't learn from his mistakes. But once you had been kicked out of school or arrested for pot, wouldn't you figure out you might need to quit it?

[HBADPi]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I'm amazed he could go that fast on the 405 in L.A./Orange County...even at 2 am!

Actually it would be the 5...405 doesnt go down that far south but still thats pretty damn fast for the 5 as well.