Paris Hilton Is Proof That Celebrities ARE Better Than The Rest Of Us
Expressing outrage over the “Paris Hilton Freed Due To Medical Reasons” nonsense would be an enormous waste of time. I doubt anyone REALLY believed she’d spend her entire sentence behind bars. She’s already been shown preferential treatment by having her sentence reduced from 45 days to 23 due to “good behavior” which btw, was granted BEFORE she even went into custody. That’s what I call prognostication.
So now everyone’s up in arms because after only 3 days in lockdown Paris cried and whined her way out of jail into house arrest, which we all know just means “party-time, excellent” at the Casa de Hilton. The supposed reason for her release was based on her mental state, which was stated as being “fragile” with Paris on the verge of a”nervous breakdown.” And well, ya know, it’s not like Paris killed anyone, she just ignored the laws of land and used her status as a shield for doing so. Big deal.
The LA County Sheriff’s office, going against presiding Judge Sauer’s explicit orders to the contrary, reassigned Paris to house arrest for 40 days feeling that this was an appropriate punishment for her crimes. Who are we to argue with their interpretation of what is appropriate punishment? I had always assumed that the justice system happened in the courtroom, but apparently law enforcement officials are the judge, advocate and jury these days.
There’s talk that Paris may have to go back to jail after some inquiry into her reasons for being released, but I say: why bother. Paris is like a national treasure. Equivalent to Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon. No pun intended.
In truth, the issue here isn’t what the punishment was, but rather the due process. Obviously the more money you have the better legal representation you will get. That’s capitalism baby. But once the sentence was set forth by the presiding judge, Paris Hilton’s preferential treatment should have ended there. She had her day in court, she had her opportunity to present her case and like anyone else, she should now be forced to follow through with what was handed down. The Sheriff should have no jurisdiction in deciding Paris punishment, law enforcement’s job is just that, to enforce the law. Oh well, obviously the Sheriff was as susceptible to the charms of Ms. Hilton as the rest of us.
Our society puts people like Paris on a pedestal and will continue to do so. We favor them, give them special treatment and make them think they are better that us, and as long as we go along with it, then the truth is they are better. Or at least treated better.
Is it fair? No, but nobody said life was going to be fair so quit your bitchin’.
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interesting article well done.
thought his might be of interest to you, my ex wife suffered a SEIZURE as she is epileptic. the kind american police ARRESTED HER! and put her in county with no MEDICATION and no access to speak to myself her husband!
Imagine the worry I had trying to trace my sick wife at the hands of these knuckle dragging NAZI’s
My wife who was very sick, was bundled in a cell with others, had another seizure fell from the bed and broke an ankle and to this day NO bastard from the united states goverment has explained themself.
god bless america I hope it burns to the ground.
Comment by totally unfair — June 8, 2007 @ 9:52 am
It seems fairly straightforward to me: the judge’s explicit orders were that Miss Priss was to cool off in jail for 23 days and think about her flagrant violation of parole. It’s not about driving on a suspended license. It’s about disregarding the terms of her parole and giving the finger to the legal system. The judge’s order stated explicitly that she was NOT TO DO HER TIME UNDER HOUSE ARREST. To violate a judge’s order is also a crime. Hilton needs to go back to prison and the sheriff who violated the court order needs to be punished. Otherwise, there wll be an outbreak of disregard for the law the likes of which LA has not seen since the Watts riots.
Comment by nunez — June 8, 2007 @ 10:16 am
To Totally Unfair: I’m sorry about what happened to your wife, but your last sentence scares me. That was a very unpatriotic remark and I wish you would go back from where you came. If you hate this country, we don’t want you here. How dare you!!
Comment by an American — June 8, 2007 @ 10:46 am
When I look at Paris Hilton I see a young woman who was likely abused as a child (have you seen how her father acts around her?) and needs help. Who could stand a life where the media determines everything other people think they ‘know’ about you? It must be awful.
Comment by Rhea — June 8, 2007 @ 10:51 am
Hey Rhea,
You don’t know whether or not she was abused as a child. Even if she was, there are many other people abused as children. Does that excuse them from breaking the law repeatedly? She does need help. It would help if there was some form of discipline in her life. I think a little time behind bars might help some. Apart from that, no one can force her to change her ways or get other help. She’s endangering society by driving drunk. It’s really sad that her life is worth more than innocent people driving on the road.
For totally unfair,
I feel bad for you and your wife. Being bitter alone may not help you. Instead take action by writing to your congressman and your local newspaper and to everyone you can think of. Make the details and the names of the people who did this known. They may never be able to make things right in your case, but you may be able to embarrass or help prevent future people from enduring the same ordeal. You may also be able to sue the jail/police department for any medical costs and suffering she endured. I would suggest you take your legal avenues instead of feeling helpless and bitter. Some lawyers will take cases for free if you agree to given them a percentage of your winnings.
Comment by thatIsStupid — June 8, 2007 @ 11:27 am
I can tell ya all what mental illness caused her “mystery rash”… It’s called REALITY, and she just can’t handle it..
Send her spoiled ass back in jail and let her sit there for the full 45 days she was sentenced to originally.
Comment by Charles Bukowski — June 8, 2007 @ 12:19 pm
Yes!!!!! She’s going back for the whole 45 days!!!! What makes her think she’s any better than anyone eles??????? She screamed like a baby!!!! BOO WHO !!!
Comment by Kim — June 8, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
Excellent analysis and writing on this one, Dawn, thanks! I’m not sure why the sheriff cares about her mental status beyond preventing suicide, but also remember that house arrest isn’t the same as freedom
Comment by Eric Olsen — June 8, 2007 @ 2:10 pm
thank god the judge sent her back to the cell.
she really does not think she has done any thing wrong .so maybe she should be thinking about the people she could have harmed while driving drunk..she really isn t very smart for a rich ‘girl’ ….the point is for her to learn from this and not do it a third time and kill someone,Im sure mommy never sent her to her room as a little girl to think about the things she did wrong.If she did maybe she could handle acouple weeks in a cell all by her lonesome, as young kids are going through much harder times in jail.. NO one should feel sorry for her ,She would not feel the same for you!!!lol
Comment by sandi — June 8, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
Here’s the deal…the sheriff keeps saying that Paris was admitted to his jail with some mystery illness that he said his staff was not aware of, that supposedly got worse with time, was serious enough that he decided to release her, and that he thus far refuses to name. Whatever it is, it must be worse than cancer, diabetes, AIDS, etc…because other inmates have all of those things yet manage to serve their time.
Until someone decides to step forward and name this mystery illness, I’m just going to conclude that she has a severe case of idontlikejailitis.
Comment by k — June 9, 2007 @ 8:59 pm