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So, I thought I'd post my opinion of the Paris Hilton ordeal and hopefully spark a little debate? These boards are getting lame, folks! Hehe.

Anyways, what do you think!?!!?
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TheAngryJew · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject:

You already know what I think: I'm pleased to see that the fucked-up nature of the judicial system sometimes DOES apply to the rich and famous.

You'll just dismiss my opinions because I don't like the girl, but it really is more than that. Had you or I been arrested for the same thing, I don't think we'd be sent home after three days. I really don't.
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laura · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject:

What do you mean you don't think?!?! It's a FACT that she got a heavier sentence than almost every other person who's committed a similar offense: when people DO get that 20 something jail sentence, the sheriff or whoever will typically turn them right back around -- that's almost ALWAYS how it works. It doesn't matter what you think you think! Look at the actual reality.
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UDM · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

"When people DO get that 20 something jail sentence, the sheriff or whoever will typically turn them right back around -- that's almost ALWAYS how it works"

Yes, but judges have bitching for years about that practice, which has more to do with overcrowding at jails than the way the system is supposed to work. If you're sentenced to 45 days in jail, how is it excessive and unfair to have to serve the full 45?

I will admit to being curious as to the nature of this "medical condition" that almost got PH off early. I thought maybe a severe herpes outbreak (which can be brought on by stress), but apparently the prison psychiatrists are claiming it's a mental problem. One could say that she's just acting...except for the plain fact that she can't act.

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Ben · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:18 am Post subject:

f*r*o*s*t*y · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:38 am Post subject:

Here's the thing. She was drinking and driving. Then drove with a suspended license, while she was on probation for the "DUI-reckless driving" charge. She had the chance to go to a alcohol education class after she got the DUI, she didn't. (That would have looked great for her.) Then she showed up late at her court hearing when she got sentenced to the forty five days. Who the hell shows up late to court when you could possibly get sentenced to jail? If I was a judge, that would piss me off enough to send someone to jail.

UDM, it wasn't a "prison psychiatrist" that claimed she had a mental problem, it was her own bought and paid for psychatrist. Rolling Eyes

(At least it was the first time, when she got out early.) And a lot of places were reporting that she had a huge herpes outbreak because she wasn't taking her medication and didn't bring it to jail. *snicker* TMZ said this, "UPDATE: Law enforcement sources have just told TMZ the County Jail medical team made the final decision to spring Paris based on Dr. Sophy's psychological evaluation. And we're told, Sheriff Lee Baca gave the final approval." That was all over the news on Friday, too.

The real fun part was that supposedly her mother was overheard saying, "I can't believe the money we spent on this!"

MP Bartley · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:02 am Post subject:

You know why she was pictured crying in the back of the squad car? Not because she was going back to jail, but because she was pictured in sweats.

She needs to go to jail for the full 45 days. Not because she's a vacuous cunt who has had everything bought and paid for, but because she has "fans". (Quite why she has fans I'm not sure. "Yeah, she's like um, totally, rich, and never had to work, and um, has, um had everything paid for in life. And she like totally fucked this guy on video!". It makes me sad that I'm bringing a child into the world where this vile waste of blood and tissue has been elevated into a demi-god).

And these fans need to realise that, no, you cannot escape the law because you wear fashionable shoes for a living, and mummy and daddy has paid for everything you've ever wanted. It could be her, Lohan, Spears whoever - they commited a crime, they serve the punishment for that crime like everyone else should do.
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f*r*o*s*t*y · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:07 am Post subject:

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laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:25 am Post subject:

Argh!

1. First off, this is not a debate about whether she *should* go to jail for a probation related to drunk driving charge and whether or not the system *should* work the way it works currently. That's completely irrelevant. The debate is whether or not she was given favorable treatment... which is not true.
2. And no, she shouldn't go to jail because she's a cunt or because she has fans or because she doesn't have fans. That's NOT the way the system should ever work.
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Rob Gonsalves · HBS Monkey Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2024

Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone.

- Bill Murray, Rushmore

Applies to rich girls as well.

Fuck 'em. Put all their entitled asses in jail. Failing that, make 'em work two jobs and still be barely able to afford a motel room month to month.

I don't give a shit if Hilton got "harsher" treatment because she's rich and famous. It's great entertainment. Get her in the crosshairs and take her down.
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laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

It's amazing how republican everyone becomes when they're jealous of another person's wealth and luxuries. What did Paris Hilton do to you? What, you want her to suffer because she has a big environmental footprint? Pfft. I'm not a fan of her, but I hope to god I don't hate people just for the fuck of it. It really brings out the worst in people when they're so emotional and reactionary in a situation like this.

But anyways, still, it DOESN'T MATTER if you give a shit. Stop SAYING that she got special treatment. IT IS A FALSE STATEMENT. Oh my fucking lord.
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Rob Gonsalves · HBS Monkey Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2024

Hey, you asked for everyone's opinion. I gave mine. You're welcome.
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Rob Gonsalves · HBS Monkey Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2024

Dave hasn't weighed in yet, so I'll do it for him. From his blog:

BWAHAHAHAHA. Cornelius for the WIN.

If laughing raucously at Paris Hilton's tears makes me a bad person, I don't want to be a good person.
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laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:

exactly...
my...
point...

Just because it's a sensational/funny idea, doesn't mean it has any validity at all! Having an opinion is different than choosing to be intellectually dishonest because it's convenient.
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MrTinkles · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject:

laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

I didn't see that question, must have scrolled over it. And sure.

And, I'm not yelling at people, it's just no one's addressing the actual debate honestly. They're just saying they hate Paris Hilton. It's remarkable to me.
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laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject:

Here's a nice article, probably the only one that actually exhibits real reporting and gives context to Hilton's case... it illuminates some of this: http://www.latimes.com/wireless/avantgo/la-me-paris9jun09,0,6799845.story

So, yeah, the Sheriff stepped out of bounds, like he had in the past repeatedly. So if he gave Hilton special treatment, that means he gave every other inmate special treatment. Wtf, guys?

laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject:

Just to add: if I wasn't yelling at people right now, this thread would be super boring.
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Rob Gonsalves · HBS Monkey Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 2024

The judge was right. The sheriff was wrong.

The sheriff was wrong all the other times, but there weren't a hundred camera crews covering those other inmates' early releases. The judge is making an example of the sheriff, not Hilton.

Though let's not pretend house arrest for everyone else is the same as house arrest for Paris Hilton. Most other people under house arrest don't have servants to go out and fetch shit for them. The judge was probably rightly pissed not only that his sentence was ignored but that a house arrest for Paris Hilton isn't really punishment.
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laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Still, she got the typical treatment, not special treatment. House arrest isn't determined by the square footage of your house. And considering she drove on a suspended license and is spending more of a percent of her sentence than someone who's committed a felon, then she most definitely did not get favorable treatment.
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Danielle Ophelia · Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 148 Location: ...

Got this whole mess out of my system this morning, I did.

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David Cornelius · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject:

Re: special treatment. Remember that before she even went to/got out of/went back to jail, she was promised a cell in a "special" area reserved for celebrities, politicians, cops, etc. The idea is to separate anyone that could cause a commotion within the general prison population.

I repeat: This prison has a special celeb ward. Which means not only is it designed for special treatment, but it's a common enough occurrence that they have a permanent wing.

SPECIAL. FUCKING. TREATMENT.

And if you're bitching about how her sentence is heavier/lighter/whatever than others, I don't see the point. Nothing wrong with actually finding a punishment worthy of the crime, even if it doesn't match up with unfair breezy sentences handed down to others before. People get off easy for their tenth DUI, but does that make it right? The Sheriff lets everyone out early, does that make it worth arguing when he gets caught and has to actually do his job for once? Rob's right: the cameras only let everyone see a broken system, and if poor Paris has to be the first one to fix it, fine by me.

Finally - stole this from a friend's blog, which is much better than my own joke:

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laura · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

Uh, yeah, sitting in a cell ALL BY YOURSELF for 23 hours out of the day really is so incredibly awesome. Special, maybe? Necessary, yes.

I'm not BITCHING about her treatment being harsher, I'm BITCHING that you and others are not actually looking at the reality when you say her sentence and her getting out of jail was because she was treated favorably... BECAUSE ITS NOT CORRECT. For the one millionth fucking time!!! God, people, listen to what I SAY. Argh. And you wonder why I yell.

I TOTALLY AGREE that this should highlight the real problem with the judicial system, but all you guys are doing is bashing Paris, which is not the same thing as bashing the judicial system at all. In fact, it completely hinders the real debate from ever happening.
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