Bobby's 1956 Drug Arrest

EDIT: Below, you will read my thoughts and feelings about Bobby's arrests and his legal representatives. They are just that -- my thoughts and feelings. I was recently subjected to a guy who thought I was throwing shade on his father--the attorney you see below--because I raised the speculation most people would raise about Hollywood lawyers. Of course, instead of just having a civil conversation with me asking if I could reword what I said because he felt it dishonored his dad, he put my "malicious, damning post" on blast on his LinkdIn page. Mr. H, I'm sorry you felt you had to do this, but I hope your overblown reaction gave you some satisfaction. This is a blog about Bobby Driscoll's life. I have personal thoughts and feelings about some of the characters he encountered, which I am always very sure to disclaim as MY opinions, not facts. I never name call, or say anything just to be mean-spirited, but I'm not willing to apologize for having my own thoughts. That's what this blog is. Viewership of this one blog post jumped quite a bit since this man--apparently a high-profile somebody in the world--attempted to shame me and bully me into taking it down. So this is my response. 

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Hi all!  I almost skipped posting this month because I couldn't find alot to say, and I've just had major surgery so I was pretty preoccupied for most of April, but then eBay delivered this to us:

And I wanted to talk about it.

This Harrison Hertzberg was, upon my research, apparently a popular lawyer at the time for Hollywood folk.  We can guess by this that he was probably pretty adept at using crooked means to get his clients off the hook.  After all, he was paid by America's wealthiest to keep them out of trouble -- and stars so often do find trouble.  As far as I can tell, he was Bobby's lawyer the entire time pre-Chino, and it's probably owed to him that most of Bobby's legal charges didn't stick or were downgraded.  Not that that's a good thing.  If Bobby had been held more sharply accountable at an earlier age for his drug problem, maybe he would have hit a rock bottom he didn't seem to hit until New York, and could have therefore been more motivated to find help sooner and get straightened out.  Maybe.  At the same time, there weren't as many people willing or knowledgeable enough to help an addict back then as there are now, so things might have ended up just as tragic. 

Some more light-hearted observations about this picture are the fact that Bobby's wearing his most impish face here.  I'm not sure if he's talking to the press, the judge, or joking with someone off-camera, but he seems to be very relieved he got the upper hand this time.  I love how Bobby's eyes always managed to mirror his every emotion.  They could light up with mischief and excitement just as quickly as they could turn soulful and melancholy.  And I like that snazzy tie!