Winehouse at a London police station
(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Does Amy Winehouse belong in jail?
What happened
Amy Winehouse was arrested on suspicion of assault on Friday after a wild night out on Wednesday. Winehouse allegedly attacked two men, head-butting one, and punching another. Details were fuzzy—a Scotland Yard detective said that shortly after the melee the troubled British singer was “unfit to be interviewed.” Hours before the carousing began, Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, made a court appearance. Fielder-Civil is in jail awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. (London’s Times Online)
What the commentators said
An arrest could be a good thing for Winehouse, said Stuart Heritage in the blog Hecklerspray. “Some drug addicts only get clean by transferring their addiction to other pursuits, you know, like religion or drunkenly head-butting men.” But others need a good long time-out.
Well, should the troubled soul singer be convicted, said Gina Serpe in E! Online, “she could face up to six months behind bars.” It’s hard to imagine that anybody would be surprised to learn that Winehouse is guilty, especially since “the singer set out Tuesday night with Babyshambles guitarist Mik Whitnall, a/k/a Pete Doherty’s No. 2.”
At least some people had a good night, said the blog Gossip Girls. “The paparazzi were all too happy to snap up a ton of freaky-looking pictures. Winehouse made some strange faces as she cavorted around town with her party mates, stopping at a convenience store to pick up some lighters, and laughing uncontrollably the whole time.” But maybe she was just “blowing off some steam due to the fact that her husband Blake Fielder-Civil” was headed to court.
