Comments on: Hilton's Check Out Time

[deborahcox05]

In Florida, VOP - violation of probation - is worse than the original offense.

Now, I know that Florida is living in the dark ages when it comes to the judicial system, but, how can you think that VOP is not a serious issue?

This woman needs to go to jail and stay there for the duration of her sentence.

If she has a medical problem, she can see the nurse. Oh wait, here in Florida, a nurse stood by and watched as a young boy was beaten to death by the corrections officers.

Paris should be afraid - very afraid!

[swhitty-2009]

Re: The rich person's Anna Nicole Smith

The very best punishment for Paris is to deny her any publicity, via any means, for 43 days.

This whole thing is so disgusting, my gag reflex has been worn completely out.

[tmmurphy84]

The other day when I saw Paris on TV, she said she was going to do her jail time and read and write, and look inside herself, basically--for the first time I saw someone who was real. I WAS impressed and proud of her as a person. When you looked into her eyes there was depth, was it really just a flicker? This was a very important thing that she needed to go through, for society and for personal growth and adult maturity. When you have a house that big why do you need to drive drunk? Get a chauffeur! If her family thinks Paris' stay in jail cost us too much money, they are welcome to pay their own bill!

I wonder what will happen WHEN someone gets killed because somebody had to drive drunk or DUI. I hope Paris and the others "that are going to jail" think about that. That would be the worst prison of all.

It's really sad.

Celebrity has little to do with it. This is M-O-N-E-Y pure and simple. Another example of "your" tax breaks at work. I think that we are closer and closer to the robber baron epoch than anyone suspects.

[cbsvisitor1]

Excellent point Dickey_B!! Several articles said: "Hilton..must go to jail on June 5 and she will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing." Her getting out after only 3 days makes a total mockery of the Court process and the Judge himself as if his authority means nothing! According to Mr Cohen's article, if one deems a sentence given by a judge in a Court of law to be unfair then one can take matters into their own hands and get out of it!

[dirtydog55]

What a *** she is!!
Posted by dirtydog55 at 09:06 PM : Jun 07, 2007

The missing "starred word" word is s l u t LOL!!

The LA County Sheriff has made a mockery of the justice system.

You can bet your asss that if the judge said you will do 23 days then you WILL do 23 days. Do you think the sheriff would let YOU out after only 3 days? Ha Ha Ha Ha!! Dream on!!

[dirtydog55]

"5 days is enough time to realize you have done something significantly wrong and need to readjust your life." Posted by NorshaTakaha at 07:02 PM : Jun 07, 2007
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Actually it was only 3 days.

I would agree that is probably true for the "average" responsible person. However, Hilton is neither average nor responsible. She's incredibly stupid and totally irresponsible. If not for her wealth, she would be just another dumb bimbo.

Hilton was put on probation for drunken & reckless driving and given a chance to prove that she could obey the law. She proved that she couldn't obey the law and faced the maximum sentence for reckless driving and driving without a license.

Late breaking news!!! Hilton may end up back in jail. Hooray!! I hope so. I can't think of anyone who deserves it more. What a *** she is!!

[hypnotoad72]

NorshaTakaha - I hope you are right. If she has another run-in with the law, we can only hope the punishment is deserving; with no status left to exploit.

[dicky_b]

I'm still confused - the judge was reported as being very specific that the sentence must be served in jail and that non-custodial options (tagging, community service, fines) were not permitted. Given that there was no further hearing or appeal, how is it that the prison authority was able to make this decision unilaterally? Could, in theory, the Unabomber or the WTC conspirators be tagged and released by a sympathetic governor? How exactly does this work?

[ricfmartinez]

It is outrageous how individuals like Paris Hilton are forgiven so easy due to there "status" and other less fortunate individuals are given the 3rd degree for their less serious crimes. If this is not the definition of Injustice and Unequal rights, than I don%u2019t know what is!

Ric Martinez
Sacramento, CA

[cbsvisitor1]

"Now, after five days in the pokey". No it was ONLY 3 actually!
I agree with 'down-ndirty'. Hilton got jail sentence for violating the terms of her probation; not only driving while disqualified but also SPEEDING and WITHOUT LIGHTS! Mr Cohen wrote: "..at 23 days, it was longer than any first-time, non-violent probation offender would have a right to expect.." A right to expect? Imagine Mr Cohen if Hilton had hurt or even killed one of your loved ones either when she was drunk or speeding without lights when she wasn't allowed to drive! It is a really dangerous thing to do to play down the seriousness of her actions. She even had the audacity to claim that she didn't know she was still on probation. What? Her lawyers didn't explain it to her? It was not her celebrity that put her in jail as you suggested but her behavior and total disregard for the law!

You also wrote: " Did the princess get a break because she knows how to whine to the right people..? Did prison officials and prosecutors agree to the deal..? Does she really have a medical condition? Who knows. And, really, who cares?" Mr Cohen, are you suggesting society shouldn't care at all if they've been lied to and if rich people can play the system to get special treatment? Can all inmates with 'medical conditions' get out of jail so easily and quickly?

[down-ndirty]

"First, she was given a 45-day sentence for violating the terms of her probation by driving with a suspended license. Just imagine what our world would look like if everyone caught driving with a suspended license while on probation caught six weeks in jail."

Wrong! She got 45 days for arogantly flaunting the law. She didn't need to drive. Unlike most of us, she could have hired a driver to take her anywhere, anytime.

But no, she had to let the world know that she thinks she's better than the rest of us, and flaunting the law is just one way the wealthy do that.

Just what was the her probation for, Mr. Smarty Lawyer? Wasn't it alcohol-related reckless driving?

And what did she do to violate that probation, Mr. Smarty Lawyer? "Police said they saw her blue Bentley Continental GTC speeding with its headlights off." Hmmmmm!! Seems that Ms Hilton has a problem doing what most of us take for granted--obeying the law! Plus, she's a menace to other people using the streets and highways. That includes me, and, unless you ride around in an armored HumVee, it also includes you. LOL!!!

She deserved each and every day of that 45-day sentence.

OBTW: You're not so smart either. You shouldn't use the same word (caught) twice in the same sentence.

[norshatakaha]

5 days is enough time to realize you have done something significantly wrong and need to readjust your life. After 5 days, they just start running into each other anyway. It was a long fall for the princess to land her pretty backside in prison, I'm sure she has had a wake up call.

On a side note it has boosted her celebrity status to an apex. I cant imagine her doing anything to gain as much media attention as she has.

Even I feel sorry for her.