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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was criminally charged for selling booze to minors after a drunken driving accident led to the death of one of her classmates. The incident, which happened when Snooki was still in high school in 2004, was uncovered by Radar:

Snooki was one of three people charged in connection with the 2004 death of teenager Michael Truncali… The Marlboro High School senior died with a blood alcohol level of .18 — more than twice the legal limit — when he rolled his Mazda in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning after drinking for hours at Snooki’s house.

Actually, a BAC of .18 is infinity times the legal limit for someone who’s underage.

Anyway, the party happened at Snooki’s home with the approval (and presence) of Snooki’s mom, and now Truncali’s parents are expressing concern at the way “Jersey Shore” glorifies alcoholism. But those are heavy details that require some amount of analytical thought. Let’s focus on what matters: Snooki killed a dude. She should face some kind of punishment, and yet here it is, 2010, and we’re still not electrocuting reality TV stars. We’ve got a long way to go as a society.