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.
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