All of this "sympathy for Paris" shit makes me want to puke

[CatWoman]

I'm tired of that spoiled twit always popping up on my television screen.

I'm tired of looking at her smug face always thrust in front of a camera.

I'm tired of her, PERIOD!!!!

People who drink and drive are not treated kindly by society, as well they shouldn't.

Have you ever seen a demo of an ACTUAL car that was involved in a drunk driving crash?

They normally set them out in front of fire stations. The sight of it is enough to make you physically ill. Twisted metal, broken glass, and even stains of blood. The problem is, the blood normally belongs to an innocent victim who happened to be minding his or her own business when the drunken animal crashed into him or her.

To add insult to injury, after being busted for drunk driving, Paris had the NERVE to drive on a suspended license. :wtf:

This behavior may be acceptable in her own little warped and privileged world, but thankfully, the law in this country is supposed to apply to ALL -- regardless of the amount in your bank account, the number of men you fucked in front of a camera, and the popularity of your shitty reality show.

Don't tell ME she wasn't given preferential treatment.

Don't tell ME her bony ass didn't deserve to be hauled back into court.

Don't tell ME to have sympathy for that little no talent, law breaking twit.

[MNDemNY]

1. The judge should give her an option...

jail or join the Army.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Yah, that would have made for an interesting show. Paris Boot Camp

[BushOut06]

8. Would she be sent to Parris Island?

Sorry, I just had to.

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. LOL Only if she was going into the Marines. Not so sure they would take her.

[Breeze54]

28. Or they were going into her!

:P

(sawwy) :rofl:

[aquart]

58. I just said that on another thread.

Our army is broken and desperate. It'll take her.

[cassiepriam]

81. I think I saw that movie. :) Years ago.

[Az_lefty]

109. Oh yea, just like the old days. This should be the new standard for spoiled brats

:toast:

[Midlodemocrat]

2. .

:applause:

And I have seen an actual car that was involved in a drunk driving accident. One of my best friend's husband perished in the crash. Left behind a loving wife, two beautiful kids.

Driver, drunk as all hell, walked away.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

12. Sadly, that is usually what happens

the drunks stay relaxed and don't get hurt. I had a cousin who was killed by a drunk driver. He was crossing a street at the corner, and the boozer ignored him and mowed him down. Ironically, this cousin was a recovering alcoholic and was walking because he had had his license taken away for DWIs.

[Raine]

144. MY BF's sister was killed by a drunk driver

I saw the car she was killed in afterward it was a horrible sight :cry: the drunk was unjuried. :mad:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. No one is above the law

Paris has been convicted, and must serve her sentence as the judge said.

Now, let's work on getting Cheney impeached and tried. Support HR 333!

[MissB]

4. Thank you.

:applause:

[marlakay]

6. I think she should be sent to tent city for 3 days

thats all it would take...heah even one day there and she would be a changed person.

[durtee librul]

19. AMEN!!! Let Sheriff Joe have her for a couple days

Now THAT would be reality for the little twit.

I am tired of her as well as all the others that manage to take the attention away from the important news of the day (yeah I know the irony of me writing about her and saying that.....lol)

Yep, tent city with old bologna and corn dogs three times a day, no 600 count sheets, no pillow, no a/c .....yep, do her some good.

[sandnsea]

22. Nobody should be sent to that fuckwads' "jail"

People who think flogging and denigrating people are the ones I don't like to live with.

[marlakay]

35. I didn't know he did that

thought his punishment was no tv, pink clothes for guys and plain food and no air conditioning. I guess I may seem heartless to many dems who think prisoners should get special stuff while in jail, I am one who thinks prison shouldn't be fun (tv, gyms, etc) it should be a place no one wants to go to.

But I don't agree with hurting anyone physically under any circumstances.

[sandnsea]

37. Yeah, because denigration is sooo productive

That's why we treat our children that way. :eyes:

[RaleighNCDUer]

60. So physical abuse is right out, but mental abuse is ok?

:eyes:

[Downtown Hound]

73. Joe Arpaio actually offered to take her

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eml2yNzmwU&mode=related&search=

But I really don't think Arpaio is someone to be celebrated. His jail system is the third largest in the country, even though Phoenix is not one of the biggest cities. His attitude of "lock everyone up, even the non-violent ones" is why our prison system is so out of control and huge. And the fact that he makes himself into a folk hero only increases our society's thirst for punishment.

Arpaio is also a major Bush fan. :puke:

[hlthe2b]

7. and, I will add...

don't tell me the issue is that we don't, (but should) provide the best counsel and rehabitative opportunities for all, rather than singling her out for her special treatment. :eyes:

[Swamp Rat]

9. Paris Hilton™ is also an effective distraction.

:D



... pssssssst! Spread the word CatWoman. ;) :D

:loveya: :hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. *Wondering what Miss Paris would look like with that shade of skin tone*

[Swamp Rat]

30. Put on the speshul sunglasses and you'll see she is a very bright green, like a

South American green tree python. She's relatively harmless to humans.

I am more concerned with intergalactic space lizards who want to wipe us out and steal our resources.

:D

[GreenPartyVoter]

49. You watched "V" when you were a kid, yah? *grin*

[Swamp Rat]

54. Nope

I never read the comix nor did I see the movie "Vendetta." I plan on seeing it one day (I usually wait to buy bargain DVDs).

Nevertheless, I read a lot of science fiction and monster books and comix when I was a kid (mostly Mad, Zippy the Pinhead, and the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros.), and watched all the old movies (King Kong, Godzilla, Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Day the Earth Stood Still, etc.).



oh, and LOTS of British satire. :D

[GreenPartyVoter]

56. "V" was interesting. All tose vending machines that distributed small rodents for snacks.

[Swamp Rat]

63. The HORROR!

:D

[CatWoman]

68. you're so crazy!!

:loveya:

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

71. The 7 yo likes your rat pic. Thinks it is so cute!

[yardwork]

83. That is the cutest lil ol rat!

Awwww. Look at his little halo!

[Jazzgirl]

93. Swampy!!! I luv'd the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros!!

I don't know anybody who remembers them except you!!!! I swear one day I'm gonna learn to PShop like you do.

[Swamp Rat]

98. I like Fat Freddy's Cat!

:rofl:

[truedelphi]

80. You don't mean V you mean that other movie

Where there are subliminals in billboards and weird happenings.

Can't remember the name of it - I think Carpenter directed it.

And "V is for Vendetta" is a totally different movie

[EOTE]

84. They Live!

Great flick with superlative performances by Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David. It's been too long, I might have to give it another rental.

[Swamp Rat]

99. I bought the DVD on Amazon for a few dollars.

I think I'll watch it again tonight. :D

[truedelphi]

149. The first time I saw it,

I was on this weird pain killer and I thought the subliminal messages in the billboards in the film were part of my on-going hallucinations.

It was a relief to find out they were an actual part of the movie, and not part of my deconstructing psyche!

[ET Awful]

10. Amen!

One of my best friends in high school was killed by a drunk driver while walking home from a roller skating rink. She was 15.

Lock the little spoiled bitch up.

[CatWoman]

25. Quinn!!! Althea!!!

:loveya:

[BlooInBloo]

11. Paris Hilton rules DU's world. That's what makes me sick.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Now. But remember when it was Anna Nicole? There's always some distraction.

[cascadiance]

79. And earlier it was Michael Jackson...

... (sigh) ... :shrug:

:puke:

[johnnie]

18. Yup

Gonna have to change the name of this place to P(aris)U(nderground). If people don't want to see her on TV all the time, maybe people should not stare at the TV all the time. :shrug:

[BlooInBloo]

24. I sooooooooo can't wait for the threads bitching about over-coverage.

[johnnie]

33. There's like 14 threads on her in GD

And another 12 or more in the lounge. :rofl:

People are obsessed. THAT's why msm runs that shit all day.

[CatWoman]

20. and BlooinBloo rules mine

so which of us is sicker?

:)

[BlooInBloo]

23. (blush)

[aquart]

62. So why enter this thread? There are others.

It's like going to the prom to declaim the lewdness of dancing.

[BlooInBloo]

97. What a stupid fucking question: "why criticize"?

[L. Coyote]

14. Preparing for Bush's lite sentence?

[Hubert Flottz]

16. Well that jail cell ain't exactly the Hilton...

But it would be good enough for me or you, if we did the same things...

Edit...If she's crazy lock her up in the place for insane criminals.

[sandnsea]

21. 5 years in the treatment field,

3 years as a legal secretary

People NEVER go to jail for driving on suspended on a first offense. They ALWAYS get house arrest before jail. This really is bullshit.

[CatWoman]

27. is the same true if it is a probation violation?

[sandnsea]

36. Oh absolutely

People get chance after chance after chance, especially on petty bullshit like this. The only time they would get jail is if there was a violent offense involved, and that's often only 30 days. Still, she was sentenced and that's also part of our system, she's not the first to have to sit in a jail cell unfairly.

[Posteritatis]

39. This is the second or third offense, though. (nt)

[CatWoman]

41. I believe it was the third

not that I suspect that would make and difference to S&S......

[sandnsea]

106. Nope it doesn't

Because I've watched people get chance after chance, time after time. The only time they wouldn't get a break is if they had a record that the judge was aware of. But for most people, they wouldn't get jail time. At the most they'd get house arrest. People can pretend whatever they want, but thats the truth of it.

[wakeme2008]

43. This is her second violation

per Court TV

[MadHound]

47. It isn't just driving on a suspended license,

It is also a probation violation. And yes, I've known a couple of people who spent a couple months in the slammer for similar charges as hers.

[sandnsea]

107. What else had they done?

Because, no, you don't know anybody who sat in jail for 45 days for driving on a suspended license, and nothing more.

[nonconformist]

114. That's not all she did.... nt

[sandnsea]

115. YES, it is n/t

[nonconformist]

116. Ok, you seriously need to read up on it, because driving on a suspended license isn't all she's

done or has been charged with.

[sandnsea]

118. DUI, driving on a suspended

That's what she's in jail for, NOT the DUI. Driving on suspended. Nobody else would be. That is the bottom line.

[nonconformist]

119. TWICE. She was caught twice, and also parole violation twice.

Then she didn't show up for court.

I'm not sure how informed you are about the courts and the justice system, but they take your history into account with sentencing. There is also a separate category/charge for suspended license due to say an unpaid ticket and a suspended license due to a DUI. Oh, and she also didn't fulfill her court-mandated alcohol rehabilitation after the DUI.

[sandnsea]

121. NOBODY goes to jail for that

They would get the opportunity to violate house arrest at least 3 times, and probably get some week-end work release program after that. NOBODY gets 45 days in jail over this, they just don't.

[CatWoman]

122. I'd like to hang out in your world

there are several places that will get one locked up for Driving While Black, much less drunk.

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[CatWoman]

129. I'm not changing a damn thing

I will, however, consult another source about this, as I suspect you love shooting off "knowledge" as fact:

Fact: Remember That Drunk Driving Is A Criminal Offense

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/drunk_driving/Drunk_Arrest.html

Fact: The punishments vary significantly from state to state. All drunk driving offenses carry potential jail sentences.

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/drunk_driving/Drunk_Driving_Charge.html

Fact: Penalties for Driving Without a License in California

Driving without a valid license is a misdemeanor in California, and may be punished by probation, time in county jail, and fines of up to $1000 plus surcharges. For a first offense, many prosecutors will reduce the charge to an infraction (which is not a criminal conviction) or dismiss the charge altogether if the person obtains a valid drivers license before the court hearing. Our criminal and DUI defense lawyers have been very successful in getting charge reductions and dismissals in these sorts of cases.

http://www.southern-california-dui-defense.com/driving_without_license.html

Fact: Penalties for Driving With a Suspended License in California

Driving on a suspended license is a misdemeanor offense and punishment may include probation, jail time and substantial fines. Penalties in a given case depend on (1) the reason the license was suspended and (2) whether the defendant suffered prior convictions for driving with a suspended license. Generally, penalties are higher if the license was suspended or revoked because of a DUI conviction, a vehicular manslaughter conviction, or a finding that the driver is a habitual traffic offender.

In practice, prosecutors are often willing to reduce driving on suspended license cases to lesser offenses, to non-criminal infractions, or to dismiss them altogether. This is especially true if the person has no criminal history, and if he takes steps to get his California drivers license reinstated prior to the resolution of the criminal case. A good criminal defense attorney can usually help you reach a favorable resolution of your case.

Fact: I did NOT tell you to shut up. Perhaps that "inner voice" sounds similiar to mine?

[sandnsea]

133. And??

This has what to do with how the court system works in reality??

And you have personally told me to shut up on numerous occasions, when you were wrong as well.

[nonconformist]

123. YES THEY DO

I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE

I don't know how many more times I have to say it. With practically the exact same charges. No drugs, no weapons.

It happens. Lately, the courts have really been cracking down on this shit. As they should be.

[sandnsea]

125. Ah, "practically"

But not exactly. Uh huh. Right.

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[nonconformist]

128. DUI (1st offense), driving on suspended license (2nd offense)

Differences? The suspended license was for an unpaid ticket, not a prior DUI (which means it's a lesser charge, btw). Another difference? No double parole violation.

They went to jail for 20 days.

[sandnsea]

131. That's TWO separate offenses

Her driving on suspended was for the DUI, ONE OFFENSE. You're talking about someone with multiple driving offenses - and who knows what else you're not talking about. It's not likely the person would have gone to jail for 20 days for what you're talking about either, unless years had passed or the person had been in other trouble, etc.

[nonconformist]

142. YES they did, and NO they were only 21. No other trouble, nothing.

But of course, you are the ultimate authority on all things and clearly nobody in the history of America has served time for a double probation violation charge and a double driving while license is suspended charge... nor do judges sentence based on the history of the defendant and their repeated disregard for the law.

POOR PARIS. Nobody has ever, ever been so railroaded by the justice system as she has. *wipes tear*

[H2O Man]

139. It does happen

in upstate New York.

[H2O Man]

137. Probation.

Not parole.

[nonconformist]

141. Yes, that's what I meant. I accidently called it "parole" in a couple of posts

:hi:

[nonconformist]

70. I've known of people going to jail for what Paris did

It's not a first offense, and it was also a probation violation.

In my experience, if you violate your probation in any way, they tend to throw the book at you.

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[CatWoman]

29. Uncle Richardo!!!

:hi:

[Richardo]

31. .

:*

[bleedingheart]

32. I am with you...

that woman's life is a parody...wealthy rich twit who had a TV show where she could basically make a mockery of how the rest of us live...now she has to deal with problems of her own making and she still thinks that she is making a TV show...and she is finding out that isn't the case...

my young daughter saw her on TV last night and asked me ..."why is she famous"...I told her .."because she is a spoiled rich kid"...and my kid told me.."that doesn't seem right"...

[noamnety]

34. Can you explain why the size of her ass is mentioned? nt

[CatWoman]

40. um, er,

cause I wanted to?

:shrug:

[TahitiNut]

55. It's biblical. After all, even the bible speaks of the bony ass.

Specifically, the jawbone.

http://www.familypoet.com/graphics/Asses-Jaw-Bone,-The2.gif

:evilgrin:

[blues90]

38. She isn't even news worthy

It's only because of who she is and THIS makes her a star . She was born into wealth , did nothing to acquire star recognition and it just makes news for the stupid to follow .

If it were me and I was arrested for the same thing I would have a appointed court attorney and spend the time behind bars ..

Laws need to be applied equal to everyone but it's a money game just like politics and who you are .

What this does do or should do is show us just how unfair and petty and insane this country is however it won't .

When you really look at this in any real sense it shows we live in a fake surreal world .

[Pirate Smile]

42. No sympathy here. I can't believe the stupidity. If you don't want to go to jail and you are on

probation, don't violate your probation!

There is a reason people don't want to go to jail. It isn't a spa.

Reality hits - Karmic justice. I just hope this is a trend and it spreads.

[wakeme2008]

44. Even the people at Fox were making fun of the guy at the new conference with

his mouth open and the "Let Paris Live" sign.

[The Backlash Cometh]

45. You know where she went wrong?

Had she gone to the nearest mega-church and donated money and insisted that she was a repentant sinner, the priest would have given her better results than her lawyer.

[maddezmom]

46. thanks for saying it for me

now off to hide with this thread like all the others :D

[Hamlette]

48. Amen!!!

(can I say Amen sister?)

The only counter argument is we'll be seeing more of her as a result of the jail term but its worth it.

[RedEarth]

50. My God CatWoman you're so cold blooded

...just think of how hard it will be on her....you don't even care if she crys and will miss her mommie...poor thing she will probably have to eat jail food too. I was going to ask you to send me a few thousand for the Free Paris fund I've started...but, I guess you wouldn't be interested. Poor Paris......

[MadHound]

51. Hear, Hear!

I'm glad that the judge is standing tall on this. I'm tired of the two tier legal system in this country.

[CatWoman]

52. you know, the kicker in all of this is, with her money

why not just use a driver? :shrug:

the same goes for other celebs busted on drunk driving

[TahitiNut]

57. "Car 865, where are you?"

(Running over the paparazzi, of course.)

[MadHound]

65. Yeah, that baffles me too.

I've seen many rich people who've gotten drunk, in an accident, or pulled over. And I always wonder "Hey, you're worth millions and billions, get a limo and then go drinking!" When the pitcher Josh Hancock died last month, the dude was drunk, high(with pipe in the car) on the cell phone, speeding, veered off onto the shoulder, and wasn't wearing a seat belt. I still shake my head and wonder why he didn't hire a driver.

I don't know, I think that the money goes to their head and they think that they are gods. Stan Kronke(of WalMart fame) got popped for a DUI a few years back in my home town. His first reaction was "Do you know who I am? Do you know that I can have your ass on a platter for this?" Cop hauled him in anyway and he was charged, tried and convicted. Only now does he ride around with a driver.

[CatWoman]

74. when I was stationed in Germany

I met this crazy dude in a bar.

He was so funny. He had lots and lots of stories to tell. You could tell he enjoyed life :)

He had to use a driver because he was busted for driving drunk the wrong way on the autobahn.

over there they call that a "ghostrider" :)

he came to appreciate not having to drive :)

[enigmatic]

53. Here's why I have zero sympathy for her

http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/?p=4475

[Sewsojm]

64. Its a Disgrace,

Its a Disgrace that the RW media thinks Paris Hilton is more important than all of the Soldiers in Iraq, how long is this Shit going to go on??

[Parche]

59. Paris

Why do you hate Paris?
Why do you hate Amerika? :rofl: :rofl: :hi: :grouphug:
What did she do to you????


OH MEOW

[dweller]

61. uh oh, now i've done it...

Rec'd to the GP ...

}(


dp

[babylonsister]

66. Sing it, CatWoman!

:toast: :thumbsup:

[TahitiNut]

67. I think we should send Gitmo prisoners to stay at Paris' home now that there's space.

:evilgrin: 2700 sq' ought to be enough for about 25 of them.

What people don't seem to understand is that there are innocent people who do more jail time than Paris has done ... people who cannot afford bail and have not been tried (and have the 'wrong' color skin).

When I juxtapose the Paris Panderfest against the human rights abuses we're activly committing at Gitmo and the abuses of Abu Ghraib, I get nauseated.
:puke:

[Swamp Rat]

76. Or, how about bringing a few dozen orphans from Darfur and let THEM stay at her house.

Ignoring the death and torture in Darfur, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, etc. is tantamount to abetting crimes against humanity.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

69. Here, let me explain it to you.

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/05/futurama_0601_wideweb__470x330,0.jpg

Paris Hilton is in it for the attention. She wants publicity. Any publicity. She doesn't care if you like her, or hate her, as long as you're all talking about her, she's getting what she wants. It's all one big publicity stunt, from the sex tape to the courtroom outburst. If people just stopped talking about her, she'd wither up and die.

[Xenotime]

72. YOU just don't understand...

...what she will be put through.

...that she is not used to this type of treatment.

...the suffering her parents are feeling right now.

...that this simply isn't right.

[Kerrytravelers]

86. Then maybe she should obey the law. No one forced her to drive intoxicated and violate her parole.

Just saying. :shrug:

[Xenotime]

146. She didn't know!

Gosh some people are treating her like some murderer

[Kerrytravelers]

148. She didn't know?

:rofl:

[Recursion]

75. Well, it would suck to be told you're getting out of jail

And then told you have to go back. It happens to poor people all the time, and it sucks for them too. That doesn't keep me from feeling bad for her.

[rateyes]

77. I'm with you. And, I have to wonder,

just how much the person who "diagnosed" her "medical condition" was paid, as well as, perhaps, the sheriff?

[Gregorian]

78. Here's a link for you. You aren't hanging out on the right forums.

http://b3ta.com/board/7273613

[Jed Dilligan]

82. I just don't care

I feel somewhat for the sheriff who was in a lose-lose situation.

And I dread what the coming lawsuit will do to Los Angeles economically.

[tandot]

85. This Republican killed FOUR people driving drunk in our area:

http://www.kcra.com/news/11420669/detail.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Sacramento man accused of drunken driving and causing a wreck that killed four people on Monday was released from jail early Wednesday after posting bail.

Roberto Vellanoweth, who was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last year to the state Board of Optometry and has been active in Republican politics, walked out of jail just after 6 a.m.

-------------------

And guess what, he is a prominent Republican who constantly gets his hearings delayed (now it is June 28) and walks around a free man.

Here are three of his victims:

[CatWoman]

91. oh damn

that's just heartbreaking.

especially the little baby :cry:

[OHdem10]

87. I am not in any way defending Paris.

Many of us believe that it is a judge's duty to administer
Justice. They should be level-handed. Just because a
\defendent may be viewed as spoiled and pampered, We Do
Not Send People to Jail for Being Spoiled and Pampered.

It has been researched and found that no one who ever committed
the"crime" received 45 days in Jail in California.

The original sin was the Sentence .(Judge bowing to public Pressure
from Fox News and Radio in California). She is rich .
\
The Sheriff has released people on a regular basis including
Celebrities.

Now the Judge is mad at Sheriff and he punishes Hilton
to get even.

No way am I defending Paris. She has served 5 days.
This is not even a crime which requires jail time in California.

Yes, she needed some type punishment. It should have been
in keeping with the way other people who committed same crime.

As MSNBC consultant said. We decided Paris represent the
problem of Have and Have Nots. Who gave the Media this
decision to make.

American Justice usually means being sentenced for a crime.
Not for being rich beautiful and perceived as spoiled and
pampered. Being spoiled and pampered is not a crime.

[Madspirit]

96. Thank-YOU!!...n/t

[Beaverhausen]

111. She committed several crimes- not just one

the judge did what he was supposed to do.

[gollygee]

136. No one who committed which crime?

driving on a suspended sentence or a second probation violation on a DUI? Isn't this her second probation violation? I read that online somewhere but it could certainly wrong. If that's what happened here, what kind of sentence does that usually get?

I agree that she should be treated exactly the same as anyone else in the same circumstances, but I'll admit I don't know what a normal sentence is in a case like this.

[gemlake]

138. finally, a voice of reason

Catwoman may hate Paris' "bony ass" and others her "slutty" ways (whatever that means), but the fact is that she's spending a far longer time in jail than anyone else has for a similar offense.

As you say, "being spoiled and pampered is not a crime."

It's sad that the liberals here at DU would rejoice in such a display of "justice."

[DawgHouse]

140. I understand what you are saying

but I am curious about your statement "It has been researched and found that no one who ever committed
the"crime" received 45 days in Jail in California."

Several have said this but I would like to see the research that supports this. Do you have a link?

[Initech]

88. AMEN!!!! Say it again!!!!

[spanone]

89. Amen, CW.

[Pacifist Patriot]

90. Here's the funny thing.

I completely forget about her until I log in to DU.

;)

[H2O Man]

92. But she felt SAD.

Think of the context.

[Madspirit]

94. Stone Her, I Say and then cut off her hair!

I was almost killed by a drunk driver. ...a seventy-five mile an hour head on collision. I was unconscious for over over 12 hours and my face was swollen even with my nose. I could barely move for weeks I was so battered and bruised and torn all to hell. I was almost killed. 30 years later I still have light scars from that wreck. I was sober. The drunk who hit me walked away with barely a scratch. Still, I am an alcoholic, 15 years sober, so I understand the pull of that addiction. It IS a disease. Period. Undebatable. A Fact.

If I had my way no non-violent offender would go to jail. Not the poor, not the rich. No non-violent offender would go to jail.

If I was the judge I would sentence her to something more meaningful and something that might actually sink in. I am BIG on community service. I would have her work on a soup line feeding the homeless, EVERY day. ...and she couldn't make her maids do it for her. I would make her visit the morgue several times and drive around with EMT folks, seeing just what can really happen when you drive drunk...some therapy...some drying out...getting off the alcohol and drugs...take her license, etc. There are much better ways to make an impression that REALLY lasts, on a person, than locking them up. ...and isn't, ultimately, the purpose to make sure they never do it again. If she wouldn't comply I would commit her to rehab. Alcohoism is even a disease when it hits the rich.

I have also been locked up. I can't express to folks here, the horror of it. I would rather go through the wreck again than spend another night in jail. The life I've led, nuthouses, abusive parents, leaving home at 15, being homeless for YEARS at a time, two years in a state nuthouse in Texas, 35 years ago with stories that would make your hair stand on end and jail time, etc...and nothing in all of that, stands out like the jail time and it was never for more than a couple of days at a time. I just cannot express sufficiently, evidently, the horror of jail.

...and the blood lust over here makes me ill.

Lee

[Robson]

101. What was the French Revolution about?

I'm surmising that the judge could have sentenced her to all those commendable things, but she'd not it. She didn't pay any attention to her probationary sentence before and it involved nothing on her part.

There is a love hate relationship that is beginning to fester in this country just beneath the surface between the rising tide of ultra rich that get it all, and those many Americans that seem to get less with each passing year. Wasn't the blood lust of the French Revolution brought about by the same conditions.

[Madspirit]

103. IF She Didn't Comply

If she didn't comply, I would stick her in rehab. I simply will never support jail for non-violent offenders. Not. Ever. Shrinks have shown, time and again, that this form of behaviorism is ineffective. It does nothing for future relapses and doesn't dissuade at all.


"We want our rights
...and we don't care how.
We want a revolution now."

Yes, off with the heads of the rich except that this silly child is in no position of power, authority or anything else. If I had been her, I would have flown the coop...one of those pretty little islands without extradition....yup. I will NEVER be locked up again and I will never support locking people up simply because of the accident of their birth...poor or rich or inbetween.
Lee

[Robson]

130. I beg to disagree, she's not a silly child, she's a greedy arrogant bitch

As someone who was in the service, married and with a son at 19, it disturbs me too hear that 26 yo mega rich Paris is a helpless child.

[moondust]

95. Can't we get a JAILCAM in there?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Or a CELLCAM?

[Robson]

105. Pay the Sheriff and Paris and it will happen

Most of you are too young to remember this http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pink+floyd/money_20108700.html

[moondust]

110. Not me.

I remember it well.

[Robson]

100. I just feel so sorry for her

Because her character is so shallow that she doesn't understand that character is built upon hardship and responsibility. It's obvious she has never faced either. Except in her opinion she has faced real hardship in her life when she spends a short amount of time participating in the lives of average Americans portrayed on the reality show "A Simple Life" (or whatever it's called)...and getting paid for it because stupid people watched it. Now she'll get to spend time and not get paid for it.

It seems our society is overrun with ultra rich and famous spoiled celebrity brats that too many Americans fawn over, whether they be Paris, Brittany or the many jocks that are now rich low lifes. The sad part is that each and everyone of them negatively impacts the lives of the young and impressionable.

As the poster girl for all this Paris and her arrogant, smug, haughty demeanor may see some change, or maybe she'll have to go out and get a real job.

[Madspirit]

104. I'm Sorry to Have to Inform You of This

It's not illegal to be rich.
Lee

[stirlingsliver]

102. Absolutely Right!

I cannot believe all the people who feel soooooo sorry for poor litte Paris Hilton.

She is a spoiled, no-talent rich person who feels that the law is for "the little people".

She deserves a BIG slap-down.

[Geek_Girl]

112. I honestly don't give a crap one way or the other

I just wish the news media would focus more on hard news and important current events.

[Name removed]

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[distantearlywarning]

117. Agreed. n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

120. The closest I've come to having "sympathy" for her is reading the "off with her head" posts of some

seriously deranged folks here, many of whom seem to be engaged in some sort of weird, masturbatory fantasies about the French Revolution.

She should serve the same sentence as anyone else who has committed her crimes; no more, no less- and I say that as someone who had a friend killed by a drunk driver.

But being rich, shallow, or even -gasp!- having "casual sex" (which was what pissed off at least one poster here) are not crimes, not yet at least.

[Madspirit]

126. Thank-you

I thought I had accidentally fallen into the Marquis de Sade forum. It's disturbing, to say the least.
Just fyi, this wasn't for drunk driving. It was for breaking the terms of her probation and even her first thing wasn't DUI. It was some kind of lesser California made-up charge...Driving Wet or something...<g> Essentially, DUI Lite.
Lee

[NC_Nurse]

132. Why don't these rich folks hire a driver?

We KNOW they have the bucks.....how stoopid are they? :shrug:

[Colobo]

134. Great post, Cat! Obey the law or face the consequences.

[jmondine]

135. What a coincidence

That's what eating a big meal does for Paris.

[opihimoimoi]

143. I am with you holding a huge poster: SEND PARIS BACK TO JAIL

Come to find out: The Sheriff of Nottingribs fuckd up by violating the Judges orders...Paris gets the rap with the full sentence re imposed...I fking love it....

There she was, crying like the friggen Wimp she is...all atwit with messed up hair and bulging red eyes...playing the Pity Card....

Enough already...lets get back to Reality Poker to see who won the Mega Game...

[ToeBot]

145. With all the ugliness being thrown at her, you'd think she hung out with Jerry Fucking Falwell

I couldn't care less about Paris Hilton, but I only have so much hate and I have to reserve it for people that truly deserve it.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

147. Wow Catwoman

Thank you for that. You've said it more eloquently than I ever could :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Omphaloskepsis]

150. If I had posted a pity thread here claiming her crimes and her punishment as my own...

I would get nailed to the wall. It wouldn't even be a debate.. Just outrage. And a bunch of shit talking. And everyone here knows that would be the result.