When singer Justin Bieber was arrested in late January for driving under the influence (he had alcohol, pot and prescription drugs in his system while drag racing a rented Lamborghini), many of his fans took it hard. None was more disappointed than an 8-year-old Ohio girl named Serafina.

The second grader was so upset at Bieber’s arrest that she wrote him an open letter, asking him to reconsider his behavior.

“You had such a great life!” she wrote. “I’ve read your books and watched your movies. You had something special. But you gave it up for drugs. My whole life I have been warned about drugs! And now my idol has started taking them! There are many drunk people in the world and you have become one of them. That’s sad to me! I think you should be disappointed in yourself. Just take a minute to think about what you did.”

According to her mother, Serafina started crying when she heard about Bieber’s night in jail. “I used his arrest as an opportunity to talk to her about good and bad choices,” she said. (Fox News)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife Wendy and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.