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Justin Bieber pays his first visit to the slammer

Jan 24, 2014, 7:43 AM | Updated: 12:39 pm

Singer Justin Bieber waves from atop an SUV as he leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, Hector Gabino) FLORIDA KEYS OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES. DIARIO LAS AMERICAS OUT Singer Justin Bieber waves from atop an SUV as he leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, Hector Gabino) FLORIDA KEYS OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES. DIARIO LAS AMERICAS OUT Jeremy Bieber, the father of Justin Bieber, leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Justin Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, Hector Gabino) Singer Justin Bieber leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, Hector Gabino) Justin Bieber appears in court via video feed, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, Pool) Ana Gull, 23, of Doral, Fla., stands outside the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, during her lunch hours to see if she could get a glimpse of pop singer Justin Bieber, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014 in Doral, Fla. Bieber was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest after police said they saw him speeding down a residential street in Miami Beach in a yellow Lamborghini earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Pop singer Justin Bieber, left, is escorted out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014 in Doral, Fla., following his arrest earlier in the day in Miami Beach. Bieber was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest after police said they saw him speeding down a residential street in a yellow Lamborghini. Officers say he had an expired license, was initially not cooperative when he was pulled over, and smelled of alcohol. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) This police booking mug made available by the Miami-Dade County Corrections Department shows R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Khalil and pop star Justin Bieber were arrested for allegedly drag-racing on a Miami Beach Street. (AP Photo/Miami Dade County Jail) These police booking mugs made available by the Miami Dade County Corrections Department show pop star Justin Bieber, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Bieber and singer Khalil were arrested early Thursday for allegedly drag-racing on a Miami Beach Street. Police say Bieber has been charged with resisting arrest without violence in addition to drag racing and DUI. Police also say the singer told authorities he had consumed alcohol, smoked marijuana and taken prescription drugs. (AP Photo/Miami Dade County Jail)

Justin Bieber appears in court via video feed, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, Pool)

(AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, Pool)

Justin Bieber made his first visit to jail.

The charge – drag racing on a Miami street doing 60 in a 30 zone while at the wheel of a yellow Lamborgini, under the influence of beer and pot.

And the video was immediately posted by a group of female fans who suddenly found themselves witnesses to history.

I thought teenage girls only talked like that on sitcoms. That why it’s called Twitter. Police also arrested Bieber’s racing partner and best friend R&B singer Khalil Sharieff.

“The total bond would be $2,500,” said the judge.

And for that, Bieber gets his first mug shot, and becomes an officially certified Bad Boy. And for those of you shaking your heads and wondering, “Where are the parents?”

Good news, according to TMZ, Dad was right there! TMZ reports Bieber’s father Jeremy actually helped to block the street so the two boys could have their race without hurting anybody. So that sounds like pretty responsible parenting.

The only problem was they chose a street where the speed limit was 30. But they’ve learned their lesson. Next time they’ll plan better and choose a street where the speed limit is 60.

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