[calinet6]

It's a slippery slope argument in some ways; sure he can afford it, but if that's the case, should people with means be able to do anything they can afford? Or is there some limit where we can reasonably call it "excess" by nature of it being more than is reasonable for a person to need or desire; even if the excess in question is just disrespect for the conventions. It is an opinionated judgement, but it's not misleading.

[photorized]

I am not defending Parker. I saw 'excess' in the headline, I was expecting to see some form of immoderate indulgence. What I saw, was in line with my expectations, unfortunately. The guy's sense of perspective is probably long gone.

Disregard for the conventions (and laws) is a different matter though. I hope this goes beyond simple fines.

[valleyer]

So, you’ve tuned your expectations for Parker appropriately. Good. But that doesn’t change the definition of “excess”.