http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/04/p...n.ap/index.html





Good to see that they did not take it easy on her just because of the amount of money she is worth.

Good for her. Hope she enjoys the fish in prison.

Hahahaha!

The best part would probably be that about 100 tabloid-magazines will go bankrupt due to this

I hope she'll get a really shitty time. She'll probably learn more about life these 45 days than she's done her last 25 years. Her strong negative impact on normal girls around the world has gone a bit too far.

Does anybody even care? *looks around*

Even if she is in jail she'll be having her own cell and treated like royalty almost as if it's a scene from goodfellas. *But if she wants those royalties she'll proboly have to give the guards something..umm..special..lol, they know what she can do from the leaked video *

She's definitely my favorite disease bag.

She's going to love green bananas.

Chick prisons have chick guards. Chick guards with night sticks.

I need a cold shower.




Best thread ever.

Can't say i didn't see something like THIS coming.........

It's a disgrace to the Californian(american?) lawsystem that they let her go. I quite hope she'll drive drunk again(no injuries though), then they can't just let her go. Her "mental" problems were most likely staged by advice from her lawyers.

...... um, america is the stupidest fucking place on earth.

I'm definately moving to america now, why would i risk drink driving anywhere else?
This Paris Hilton being release and sent home - its absolutely legendary.

ITS LEGENDARY.
Americans, celebrate your freedoms, and incredibly fair courts system. And I do mean fair - cause its just NOT fair that someone like Paris should have to serve the time for the crime commited. Thats just absurd.

Americans, your fucking morons.

yes, we is.

Aaahahaha

Anyway, she'll do something stupid again, I wonder if they'll let her out so easy AGAIN the next time?

As I get it the judge wants the bitch back... YEAH!!

PWND

Yup they hauled her back to court kicking and screaming.

I HATE... absolutely HATE people who drive drunk. I hope they throw her back in jail and keep here there to the longest extent of their abilities.

Nicole Richie's lawyer was quoted as saying this is bad for all celebrities because no judge wants to look like they're soft on people just because they're rich and famous.

Personally I think they should be HARDER on people who are in the public eye, celebrities, politician and the like. People who make news set a moral example for the rest of us... if you're soft on them then what kind of example does that set for the people who emulate their actions.

.. IMO that's the price you pay for being famous.

You know one thing that is sort of ironic here?

Had she served the entire sentence admirably and maybe used the situation to promote the cause for not drinking and driving, she would have earned a tremendous amount of American respect.

Doing what she did totally screwed her. Now most will hate her. Well deserved.

I disagree...

She should not be spending 45 days in prison at the tax payers expense. She should be cleaning the streets for 45 days, scrubbing public toilets and spending time with people who have been effected by drunk drivers. Also a hefty fine and a 5-10 year driving ban should make her think twice in the future.

Locking her up in a solitary cell with little to no contact with inmates is a complete waste of time and....money.

^^ think we've got ourselves a fan up here

She's driven drunk twice which definitely should get her some jail-time. Give her some community service afterwards as well instead.

I agree with twistedsymphony to some degree. They DEFINITELY shouldn't be soft on them for being famous, but I don't think they should be harder either. A few people become famous even though they really don't want to be it, and you can't ask much from them. And as much as I'd also like celebrities in general to take extra moral responsibilities, I think it's hard to ask it from certain people(Paris being a prime example), as they're simply too stupid to understand moral consequences.

I'm very happy this happened actually as the judge got the chance to really show that she's done a crime and she's NOT getting out for being famous.

@twistedsymphony
we are supposed to be equael in the eyes of the law. argueing that the law is not harsh enough is one thing, argueing that we should move towards or embrace a classist society is another.

@Arvarden
whats a hefty fine to a billionair? Obviously the driving ban had no effect on her as that is the real reason she is in jail (driving with a suspended license, NOT Driving Under the Influence). Scrubbing tiolets is an interesting idea and might have had some effect, but in the US that probably constitutes cruel and unusual treatmet for a minor offense.

@gronne
she has only been caught drunk driving once - not that that is excusable by any means, but just for clarification because there seems to be a lot of confusion about her sentence.
Paris Hiltons driving violations

A couple things here . . .

1) I am not a paris supporter. i cant believe we are discussing this pathetic excuse for a human
2) This was a first offense DUI, which gets a sentence of a suspended license. She got a 36 month driver suspension and a $1500 fine which i believe is standard.
3) Driving with a suspended license (which everyone seems to forget is what this is all about) is suppose to result in another fine. She was given a warning once, and the second time is when the judge came down on her.
4) it is not Paris fault that the Sherif is a total ass kissing moron. I am not an expert here, but i dont think i have ever heard of a case where someone has been released and then thrown back into prison. i would not at all be suprised to find out that it is against the law to do so. I realize that she was not technically let go, but none the less this seems somewhat unprecedented and unfair.

I think the judge was in a hard place with paris, how do you punish someone who can basically pay without any real hardship any fine you can legally place on them? Really, I think that a 45 day sentence, which will probably get reduced to a 23 day sentence is ideal and I am glad that the judge enforced the sentence. Her supporter seem to think that it was a vengeful sentence for her disrespect of the court. I have another view in that it was a compassionate sentence. it is long enough for her to sober up and detox off of everything she is on, and then make a conscious decision as to whether or not this is a path she wants to follow. I think the judge is giving her the absolute best gift anyone could.

the sherrif is the real demon here. it looks awfully suspicious how he waited till 2am, a time when he did not have to discuss the decision with the general attorney, to release her. there should be a full investigation on this person. maybe he should be serving the 45 day sentence with her.

I am no expert either, but I think this falls under Double Jeopardy. You cannot be punished for the same crime twice.

However, she is not being punished for the same crime twice. A court did not let her go. A Sheriff with no Judicial Powers let her go. Paris' Judge made the right call, holding the Sheriff in contempt of court, until she was returned to jail, to finish out the remainder of her initial and only sentence.

The Sheriff should be relieved of his duties.

Otherwise, I agree with everything you said.

I'll reiterate not being a law student myself. But from what I can remember double jeopardy only applies to being charged with the crime. Not in the punishment itself.

i think that a good lawyer could successfully make the arguement that when the sherrif released her, the "justice system" had said that she had served her sentence. That would create the double jeapordy situation. The in fighting between the judge and the sherrif is not paris fault and we should not allow the people to become the pawns of battles like this. Thats why the sherrif should be put in jail in lou of paris since he is the one that screwed up and violated the terms of her sentence. People are let free all the time before their sentence is up for crimes that are far far worse, and they dont get thrown back in jail for the same crime.

the part i am unsure of is that she wasnt really released of her sentence, she was sent home to serve the remainder of her sentence at home (which was against the judges orders). that is the part that perhaps makes it not a double jeapardy situation.

Paris is not a billionaire until her parents are six feet under. The fine should reflect her present earning's and savings. I would also be in favour of jail time if she was treated like all the other inmates but because of who she is, she will get the red carpet treatment. What is she gonna learn from that? Commit a crime, put your feet up for 45 days and make a shit load of money selling your story.

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/73510/P...er_A_New_Chance

"I feel that the purpose of my life is to be where I am," Hilton told Walters. "My spirit or soul did not like the way I was being seen and that is why I was sent to jail. God has released me."

What have you Americans done? She has found God and will probably run for presidency in a decade or so. The world is doomed.

She'd better mean in prison

I thought the judge reduced the sentence from 90 days to 45 under the stipulation that she served the entire sentence. (no parole/release on good behavior)

@ Arvarden,

The fine should be a percent. Let's say 5% of her annual earnings. Different infractions should have different percentages. ie: petty theft = 30%, grand larceny = 80%, drunk driving = 10%. Rich or poor, it's the same financial hit.

^ just saw a problem with my last post. If your a retired millionare, or unemployed, the % wouldn't work. It would have to be based on your "net worth". That way if your poor and didn't work the previous year they could still repossess your toaster. Or if your an out of work actor they could repossess your ferrari. Paris hiltons inheritance would be included and her fine would be calculated accordingly.

Who doesnt already hate her?

What sort of society of people think that people who have no talent, nothing important to give the world and are just wastes of space, talk about christ knows what, i mean come on why do you lot waste so much time wanting to be these people?

If she had some acting talent, an iq above a biscuit (or cookie as you yanks call em) and tried to make a diffrence not "oh god sent me here to sort myself out" bollocks! just something to put in page 8 of tommorows newspapers who common british people think, god why do you lot waste so much time "studying" these people!!!!

my rant is over :-P

I'm not sure which countries have this sort of system, but I know Finland does since 3-5 years back, and it gets quite weird sometimes. We often read that a rich businessman got a fine of say $50 000 for being caught taking a piss in the alley And even if they're extremely rich, it gets quite weird when someone has to pay such a huge fine for ridiculous crimes.