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Why did the sherrif release Paris Hilton from jail? Money.
news.com.au — Paris Hilton's billionaire grandfather donated money to the election campaign of the sheriff who released the 26-year-old from jail, it was revealed yesterday.
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- SWmania, on 10/11/2007, -19/+89money talks
- ganjadude4391, on 10/11/2007, -7/+195Ya know NORMALLY i would be happy to see someone get the treatment she did, 1 day of secluded jail than out to an ankle bracelet.
in her case I am very happy that the judge didnt stand idly by and let her walk. If we have to deal with *****, so should everyone else. Money should have ABSOLUTELY NO barring on sentencing. - ivanisavich, on 10/11/2007, -69/+21She can't get out of jail if she's dead.
....just sayin. - Lax32, on 10/11/2007, -6/+296""She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet," a source also told the New York Daily News, adding that Hilton suffered from claustrophobia and hyperventilation.
"She was absolutely terrified that one of the guards or staffers would get her with the cellphone cam and it would wind up on the Internet," a source identified as a Hilton insider told the newspaper."
Yeah I dont think she really needs to worry about that. I think its safe to say that the cat is out of the bag... - hydratedsquash, on 10/11/2007, -55/+4Mabey, Just Mabey, she took of that chastity belt for him.
- rebotfc, on 10/11/2007, -3/+96Note, he is also in the pocket of the Scientologists.
"Baca was a guest speaker at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International 35th Anniversary Gala in Hollywood,..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Baca#Connection_to_the_Church_of_Scientology - gokeyword, on 10/11/2007, -23/+1Why not write Paris a note while in jail?
http://www.writeparis.com - tHePeOPle, on 10/11/2007, -6/+37Exactly rebotfc. This was a failed Scientology recruitment bid to get Paris into the cult. Well, it seems to have failed anyway. When you follow the money, it leads straight back to the "church."
- graystar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+80The question I have is at what point does she start doing brand damage to the Hilton Hotel group?
- UnstableMind, on 10/11/2007, -16/+9LOL, she didn't want to use the toilet, she's probably never used one that didn't have a bedai (SP?). Not to mention there's probably piss all over it. Just for that experience, maybe she won't drink and drive next time.....Serves her right.
- TheTaoOfBill, on 10/11/2007, -11/+103Grampa bribed the sherif!
But I had to blow the deputy! - tconnect80, on 10/11/2007, -2/+26Fry: I am shocked, SHOCKED
- brokekneck, on 10/11/2007, -15/+2@ thetaoofbill
ROFL so wrong - sxtxixtxcxh, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17@tHePeOple: you need to have a brain to be brainwashed.
- djAnakin, on 10/11/2007, -2/+58I have a question... isn't this considered bribery of a public official?
- Suzilla, on 10/11/2007, -32/+1(with apologies to Bachman-Turner Overdrive...)
I shopped the sheriff,
But I did not boost the deputy... - drlha, on 10/11/2007, -1/+42"I have a question... isn't this considered bribery of a public official?"
Only in the same way that all campaign contributions are bribery, i.e. legally allowed bribery. - n0ydz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+25@suzilla
Actually, Bob Marley first wrote and performed that song. I don't even think BTO ever covered "I shot the sheriff". - fleury29, on 10/11/2007, -8/+6@ivanisavich
Dude...she didn't kill anybody, she's not OJ, or Robert Blake. - Jams, on 10/11/2007, -0/+20"Hilton, who was dragged sobbing back to jail, said being in prison was the hardest thing she had ever done"
HARD!? Its not exactly like she has to work or anything.. just sit in a room all day. - Lixie, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12Why is this news in Australia?
- TheTaoOfBill, on 10/11/2007, -3/+13I'm sure she's DONE harder things...
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM - nicepants, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7Sweet justice was served....she was picked up from her home, with no time to fix her hair or her makeup, etc, dragged into court where she was humiliated for all present, then taken promptly to jail as she cried like the little millionaire baby that she is. If it hadn't been for this thing, we wouldn't have gotten those great pictures of her realizing what a loser she is.
- toolegittoquit, on 10/11/2007, -4/+0... and bratty whore heiresses walk.
- wolfkeeper, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17@linkedlist
Actually if she had been rich and not famous she would have been out right now. It's only because she is famous that she got kicked back inside. - joshua5, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9"She was absolutely terrified that one of the guards or staffers would get her with the cellphone cam and it would wind up on the Internet,"
cause you gotta watch out for that bad publicity - heliox, on 10/11/2007, -9/+1Did you read the article? Nothing but hearsay...just what a family friend said.
Not saying it is not true, just poor journalism. Very poor. - altered, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1...***** walks
- Happy_Phantom, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1Duh.
I'm glad it was simple political corruption instead of sex for release. - general13, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1"Money talks"
No kidding. It kept me up all night last night, even though I was only SELLING the hits.
^_- - mrblue182, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0That judge is my hero!
- ishwarchand, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Guys, get over it. I hate Paris Hilton and nothing would please me further than to see that bitch serve her full sentence in jail. But like George Clooney said, she wants cheap publicity and this one has practically overshadowed the Wisconsin shooting, the Cavs massacre and the fact that the Sopranos season ending sucked. This is apart from the stories I dont know off. She is in jail and now give her a rest.
- danarama, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2no money doesn't talk it cries and wines and gets grand daddy to corupt some officials so you can go party and shop with other famous people some more
- diulei, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Hm... Mr. Baca.
Sounds like the Japanese term for "stupid". - brainboy77, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@swmania
hers' yells. - nlevend, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1"She's being strong,"
what the hell does that mean? she was afraid of people taking pictures of her taking a dump. she didn't eat or drink for like 3 days. *****, they even gave her drugs. what part of her is being strong in the least? - morsu, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1money talks, ***** walks
- Pile, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Yea, Paris Hilton is sick all right... probably from alcohol and drug withdrawal.
- planarian, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Hilton was being given psychotropic drugs, TMZ reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.
How many convicts even get this consideration to help them cope with prison? She is still receiving special treatment. - akash2k07, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0http://www.sukip.com/Music/Paris_Hilton
A must bookmark page for Paris fans
- ganjadude4391, on 10/11/2007, -7/+195Ya know NORMALLY i would be happy to see someone get the treatment she did, 1 day of secluded jail than out to an ankle bracelet.
- Insomniac33, on 10/11/2007, -0/+110I'd be more surprised if it didn't involve money.
- Takfam, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7As would I, however such a scenario is impossible. When dealing with a whore, money is an inevitability.
Although in this case, ironically, it appears Hilton was the pimp for whore Baca. - josegutz, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2@ Insomniac33
"I'd be more surprised if it didn't involve money."
I would NOT be suprised if the bribe didn't involve money at all... More like a personal under the table favor...
- Takfam, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7As would I, however such a scenario is impossible. When dealing with a whore, money is an inevitability.
- Alegoo92, on 10/11/2007, -2/+44*smacks face in shock*
- MadOgre, on 10/11/2007, -3/+32"Oh now there's a surprise! I could have a heart attack and die from that surprise!" - Iago.
- Alegoo92, on 10/11/2007, -17/+2OMG ITS IAGO- goddamn I could not remember that name a couple days ago
- haooken, on 10/11/2007, -16/+3Lol @ Gilbert Gottfried.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/11/2007, -24/+6http://i8.tinypic.com/6fq09rc.jpg
- Langford, on 10/11/2007, -3/+107If this is true, then is sounds like a certain sheriff and a certain grandfather need to spend some time behind bars.
- zweben, on 10/11/2007, -1/+32They should throw them in the same cell as Paris.
- Daedalus81, on 10/11/2007, -5/+34That would be a little too kinky.
- matriculated, on 10/11/2007, -4/+19...and gross!
- wunderdog, on 10/11/2007, -7/+35That's surprising. I assumed she offered him sex.
- halik, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3diseased...
- rockrapdude, on 10/11/2007, -5/+17Knowing that she has every sexually transmitted disease in the world, except HIV and hepatitis?No chance, no dance
- SpaceMonkeyZero, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14Nothing says "I Loved You" Forever like Herpes!
(Remember that guy who bought her storage locker? Guess what was in it... Herpes medicine)
- BallsMalone, on 10/11/2007, -15/+2Nude bike dude to the right..eww!
- Lasereth, on 10/11/2007, -25/+5WHO CARESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
- bjornski, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10You apparently cared enough to read the story and comment.
You didn't have to.
- bjornski, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10You apparently cared enough to read the story and comment.
- ImbecileCorn, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12*GASP* I would have never guessed!
- thewebguy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+62From The Article:
> "She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet," a source also
> told the New York Daily News, adding that Hilton suffered from claustrophobia and hyperventilation.
>
> "She was absolutely terrified that one of the guards or staffers would get her with the cellphone cam and
> it would wind up on the Internet," a source identified as a Hilton insider told the newspaper.
WAHHAHAHAHAHAHA- dcmjzero, on 10/11/2007, -6/+7isn't there already a picture of that on the net from a year back? or was it a fake?
/looked real to me - skyfire1, on 10/11/2007, -1/+23She gets her protein from jizz anyway.
- chicagobiker, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18Not only that, isn't there already a 20 minute live action video tape from 6 years ago of her fornicating in a hotel room that's the sole basis any of us know who she is?
- cheekymonkey63, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0OH my God . I think thats what she would have wanted - to be on the internet again. She didnt mind bearing it all before , did she . Money talks and ***** walks applies to her the grandfather and the sheriff. She told the judge the reason why she did what she did was because she didnt open her own mail she had hired people to do it for her , well hardy har har Beep wrong answer paris ! I would be completely happy to never here or see of her again as she plastered on the news magazines and papers . Frankly lock her up and throw away the key and maybe only let her out with the ohter inmates to pick up trash on the highway or something ;)
- dcmjzero, on 10/11/2007, -6/+7isn't there already a picture of that on the net from a year back? or was it a fake?
- Klydethegreater, on 10/11/2007, -0/+21Must be a bear for rich people to buy a politician (all sherriffs are pols first) and the pol won't stay bought.
- BooChihuahua, on 10/11/2007, -104/+3"During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think, and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience," Hilton said.
See how traumatic this is for her. Now leave her alone! She hasn't done anything to anyone. She is a beautiful soul that needs our understanding and forgiveness.- gwolf, on 10/11/2007, -2/+34Tell me you are kidding.
- elvenseven, on 10/11/2007, -2/+41She's a disgrace to disgraced America.
- tkonopkaz06, on 10/11/2007, -2/+23@boochihuahua
OMG, if Paris Hilton didn't exist, you would be my nomination for biggest douche in the universe. I hope you are joking. "She hasn't done anything to anyone." Umm, I'm pretty sure she broke the law.....TWICE! - stainboy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+22taken as sarcasm, that comment's pretty funny.
- derjames, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6hahahahahahahahahahaahahahah...
- bjornski, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14She didn't do anything to anyone. Except showed millions of people and the entire world, that the American justice system is *****.
- DJPhoenix, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12@tkonopkaz06:
Not twice, but thrice did she break the law.
First was the intial drunk driving incident. She was then caught twice violating the probation by driving on the suspended license.
Maybe the first time is forgiveable. I'm sure many people here have driven when they've had a little bit more than they should.
Maybe the first violation of the probation was forgiveable if she somehow truly believed her license wasn't suspended (as was orignally claimed).
The third time is simply flauting the law and deserves a reprimand. - seanc6610, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4somebody forgot obviously forgot to put "/sarcasm" at the bottom of their post
- lordofIllusions, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14Wait. Is someone actually surprised by this?
- mrballcb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I am a bit suprised, not by Paris, but by the lack of foresight on the part of the Sherrif. He completely missed the opportunity of a lifetime -- he could have turned this into a massive campaign to address jail overcrowding. Most people who get thrown into county typically serve about 10% of their sentence and then get released due to overcrowding. If she had been exposed to the normal numbers game (instead of grandpappy's numbers checkbook), she probably would have been released after 6 or 7 days. *THEN* he could have said "Look at what I have to do because of overcrowding. I have to treat her the same as everybody else and I release *THEM* after only 10% of their service." Afterwards he just stands in the back of the room and watch the money fly in for him to build more jails, hire more deputies, etc. He's also kind of foolish for not expecting this kind of backlash from an obviously bought justice event.
- ericsato, on 10/11/2007, -12/+0What to do money talk, idiots walk
- tnvwboy, on 10/11/2007, -22/+13I'm glad she got tossed back into jail but Clooney's comments struck me:
"WENN reported Clooney as saying, "You can only get so far without discernable talent - then you either work, or use cheap publicity tricks to keep the public's attention."
And you comment, regardless of how true it is, is not a publicity trick? I suppose he has a right to his comment as much as any Joe or Jane off the street.- redfan, on 10/11/2007, -8/+66Except that Clooney's comments are actually worth something, since he has a discernible talent.
- rebotfc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+45Clooney has absolutely nothing to gain from commenting on Hilton and what he does say makes alot of sense, if you cant handle the press attention dont be an attention whore...
Infact my guess is he would rather stay away from the issue, maybe he is sick to death like the rest of us of the ***** she pulls. - dodus, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11@TVNWBOY
No, someone stuck a mic in his face and he said something sweet. Big difference. - SpaceMonkeyZero, on 10/11/2007, -17/+4Anyone who goes to see Oceans 13 should be locked up with Paris Hilton.
- Bdog2g2, on 10/11/2007, -6/+5Comments coming from a guy who was in "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"
- TheUngod, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Comment also from a guy who claimed he helped make the issue of AIDS well known, among other drivel
- Mo0man, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5comment from the guy who also did "good night & good luck" for 3 bucks
- Thex1138, on 10/11/2007, -13/+5Corruption, Campaign or Coercion ???
Corruption You WILL set my granddaughter free
Campaign You WILL set my granddaughter free
Coercion You WILL set my granddaughter free - ericsato, on 10/11/2007, -12/+1What to do money talk, idiots walk
- johnnick, on 10/11/2007, -3/+27Dugg if only for Clooney's comment.
- salinemist, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Beat me to it. Why does the rule of law mean nothing in this country anymore?
- zybch, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Well the wonderful example that the US leadership (in politics and out) is setting probably has a lot to do with it!
Why should anyone obey the laws when the lawmakers themselves don't!
- mastershane, on 10/11/2007, -12/+16HAHA what a country.
I can imagine how all this must appear to all the poor black and hispanic prison population. Infuriating.- catalysis, on 10/11/2007, -11/+1digg down
- bjornski, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2Why dugg down? It's a valid viewpoint.
dugg up.
- amaranth, on 10/11/2007, -36/+3I hate paris hilton and I wish I could say I didnt care. However, I believe she's getting more time than other people would get for the same crime. She's being compared to rapists and child molestors at this point. Which amuses me given that what she went to the klink for is a glorified traffic offense. Everyone is just as happy to see a rich person go down for any reason whatsoever.
On a side note in the article it states that the sherrif failed to report remarks made by Mel Gibson. Why should he? Is the law that he should call the press immediately when a rich or powerful person is doing something horrible?
I really wish this would all go away. Its all I hear about. It feels good to write this so I dont have to bear these thoughts in silence anymore. Thanks. hmmmm vodka.- catalysis, on 10/11/2007, -30/+3Yeah, if we threw everyone in jail for driving on a suspended license, there would be millions upon millions more Americans rotting in jail than there already are. The prison system is improperly used as it is, we don't have any need to start putting the hammer down on misdemeanor offenders.
@cmuwriter
1.5 million people get busted for DUI every year. I agree there should be harsh punishments, but you simply cannot lock all of them away in a free society. - dcmjzero, on 10/11/2007, -3/+41glorified traffic offense? she was driving drunk. if you are driving drunk, then your car is considered a deadly weapon, and you no longer get the chance to use it. she was caught driving twice after that. just replace "car" with "gun" when you think about it. if a person convicted of shooting a gun drunk in public was caught with a gun twice afterwards, then they would be in jail. period.
- Moocat, on 10/11/2007, -3/+30She was getting far less actually. Most non-violent offenses get cut in half during the serving period regardless of what most people would like you to believe. She however, didn't barely serve three days out of what was supposed to be a 45 day sentence. An easy let off would have been a week or two, not three days. Most people with similar records probably would have served 20 days or so.
As for the sheriff's report, the press does not get called on every arrest made, they are however required by law to record their duties and arrests for the day and anyone who wants can visit city hall and request a police blotter for the day. The fact he didn't record it means he was skirting the law himself.
Myself? I really could care less 99% of the time about celebrities in general, I don't watch MTV or any of that crap, but when someone ***** themselves out of a sentence when they are clearly unrepentant, that kinda pisses me off. Especially when it's found out they bought themselves out, the more people that get caught doing this (and then sent back) the better IMHO. As for DWI offenses, it's a whole different topic but as an addition to my comments, driving drunk is pretty ***** dangerous and the lady needs to be taught a lesson that only a few days in real life can teach you. - unusualbob, on 10/11/2007, -9/+1well apparently the article said it was a "drink-driving" case that got her into jail
- catalysis, on 10/11/2007, -10/+4From the NYT: “It backfired against her because she’s a celebrity. She got a harsher sentence because she was a celebrity. And then when her lawyer found a way out of jail, there was too much public attention for it to sit well with the court.” -Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Hmm, who to believe? Moocat with 14 diggs or a law professor? Tough call. - Cenobite, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Paris supporters keep pounding on the point that she's being treated harshly and they thus view her as some kind of tragically diseased folk heroine. Let's not forget the fact that, whatever time she's doing, she brought it on herself; it's not like the Gestapo busted her door down and dragged her to prison innocently, she broke the ***** law! More than once!
Serving a few weeks for a crime she DID commit doesn't make her Ruben Carter. Get off it, already. - catalysis, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1"Paris supporters"
See, now you are trying to make this into a polarized "us and them" battle where people pick teams and choose hills to die on. So I suppose the law prof. I quoted is just a "paris supporter" and therefore his educated opinion doesn't matter? This is simply about punishments being related to the severity of the crime. Not all crimes are punished by jail time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink
- catalysis, on 10/11/2007, -30/+3Yeah, if we threw everyone in jail for driving on a suspended license, there would be millions upon millions more Americans rotting in jail than there already are. The prison system is improperly used as it is, we don't have any need to start putting the hammer down on misdemeanor offenders.
- nonNewtonian, on 10/11/2007, -11/+9shame on all of you who thought it was a bj that got her released!
- dracflamloc, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2Healthy?
- rockrapdude, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5"She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet,".And she really thinks the toilets in the clubs, where she parties, are safer?
"Hilton, who was dragged sobbing back to jail, said being in prison was the hardest thing she had ever done, but she would not appeal her sentence."And who said detox was going to be easy?All the ecstasy and alcohol wanting more.Horrible.NOT!- chaosium, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4""She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet,".And she really thinks the toilets in the clubs, where she parties, are safer?:
A convenient explanation for anorexia. - WNW3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I'm guessing she didn't want to use the toilet because of the glass door.
- Matri, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2She gets a door too?!?
- chaosium, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4""She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet,".And she really thinks the toilets in the clubs, where she parties, are safer?:
- guinsu, on 10/11/2007, -2/+35Bribery should = jail time for this guy. Campain contributions for "quid pro quo" should be considered bribery. God we look like such a banana republic when this stuff happens.
- Viriathus, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Look? Hate to inform you, but we passed banana republic status awhile ago . . .
- DeskFlyer, on 10/11/2007, -8/+1In other news there is no other news.
- lawz808, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2If you look at the details, her grandpa gave the sheriff $1000 for last year's re-election campaign. The sheriff received over a million in campaign contributions last year, so give it a rest on the whole conspiracy theory. The simple fact of the matter is the jails are overcrowded beyond comprehension. That's why ah-nuld signed a $6 BILLION dollar bill to build more jails in Cali.
Personally though, if there was a campaign fund to keep the crack whore in jail indefinitely, I'd gladly chip in. Maybe now some kids will see that her lifestyle is NOT the way to live and get real. - TomT223, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18An elected official taking money? NO WAY!
- dru171, on 10/11/2007, -0/+40" Ocean's 13 star George Clooney believes the Simple Life star is a hypocrite for manipulating the press attention to create her current "star" status, only for her whinge about the current media frenzy.
WENN reported Clooney as saying, "You can only get so far without discernable talent - then you either work, or use cheap publicity tricks to keep the public's attention.
"Paris has no reason to complain if she is on the end of bad publicity." "
Dugg for this little quotable truth at the end of the article. That made reading the entire thing worthwhile. - NikoKun, on 10/11/2007, -48/+4Victimless crimes, never deserve any jail time... period... And seeing everyone take enjoyment out of someone being punished like this... makes me sick... I'm embarrassed to be human when people act like this... No I don't give a ***** about Paris, but I don't approve of all the mindless bashing everyone is partaking in. The fact that she's going to jail for a victimless crime only makes this more wrong... Justice is never just in this day and age, it's all just backwards mob punishments...
I don't care how many times she drove on a suspended license thats not warrant of jail time... and neither is driving with some alcohol in her system... Both of those are only worth large fines meant as deterrents (more for her since she's rich)... Only if she had hurt someone else other than her self... would jail time then be a fitting punishment.
I'll say it again, victimless crimes NEVER deserve jail time. There are better ways to deal with that, and better, more humane deterrents...- dracflamloc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+46If a person runs outside into a busy intersection and starts randomly shooting guns like crazy, but by some luck of chance doesn't hit anyone would you say he doesn't deserve jail time?
If Paris drives repeatedly under the influence of alcohol even after a warning and a suspended license, but by some luck of chance doesn't hit anyone would you say she doesn't deserve jail time?
Sorry, my cousin is paralyzed from the chest down now because a drunk driver ran a red light. To me, the two above scenarios are pretty much equivalent. - joklem, on 10/11/2007, -3/+20Yeah, so people need to die for something to happen.
Good reasoning there. Is your wrist still hurting from all that fapping over that crappy night vision pron? - theexitwound, on 10/11/2007, -1/+22So it'll take a death of an innocent before she gets to learn her lesson?
- jefffm, on 10/11/2007, -1/+25tell me again what's victimless about drunk-driving?
- sonaboy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+29@NikoKun
shut up, hippy.
drunk driving is illegal and examples have to be made. people who aren't rich serve their time when they perform the same infractions. she thought she could play the system and she lost. good.
i hope your hackey sack goes down the sewer. - mcduckov, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1This is where hewing to a a logical construct like "Force" leaves you spouting really stupid *****. Logical constructs don't work in reality. Capitalism, marxism, communism. etc etc etc (all the isms) work fantastically well as logical constructs. However once you start parsing the construct out into reality it all falls apart. Libertarianism is no exception and the concept of "Force" is a great example. In theory the world would be a great place if force was only used in reaction to force. In practice it is as unworkable as any other ism.
- DJPhoenix, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Just because there was no "victim" does not mean it's a victimless crime. The mere chance that there could have been a victim disqualifies this from the title "victimless crime."
Furthermore, your point about a fine being a deterrent is precisely why jail time is a better option in this case. A fine isn't a deterrent for people like her. She has money to burn. A large fine that would be a massive blow to any of us amounts to slightly less than a slap on the wrist for her. It also continues to do nothing more than show her that she can get away with whatever she wants because she's got the money to pay her way out of it. Then she continues to same pattern of behavior until there really is a victim. - Enroth, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Officer: I’m sorry, your son is was involved in an accident, paramedics tried to revive him at the scene but failed
(Insert dramatic crying scene, I’m not a writer)
A bit later
Mother: How did he die?
Officer: he was hit by a drunk driver, you may know her Paris Hilton
Mother: Wasn’t she brought up on drink driving charges last year, why wasn’t she removed from the road then
Officer: .....She, umm, didn’t hurt anyone....
Yeh this looks like a good system
- dracflamloc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+46If a person runs outside into a busy intersection and starts randomly shooting guns like crazy, but by some luck of chance doesn't hit anyone would you say he doesn't deserve jail time?
- Synthos, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16/popcorn
- xTRUMANx, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19Wow, this article rocks. I was laughing all the way through.
"....she didn't want to use the toilet....She was absolutely terrified that one of the guards or staffers would get her with the cellphone cam and it would wind up on the Internet,"
Like we haven't seen all there is to see already.
"She was being held in a room by herself with a glass door guarded at all times and her psychiatrist spend all day Sunday with her, the report said."
They should allow people to come and watch her. It'll be like a zoo. Buy a ticket, watch her cry, eat, take a dump. Take photos but don't feed the animal.
"Hilton, who was dragged sobbing back to jail,"
I don't know why, I don't care that she's in jail and don't feel strongly either way if she's given special treatment or not, but the image of her being dragged while sobbing makes me happy.
"Hilton apparently broke down, wailing "mum, mum, mum", as the judge ordered her back to prison saying "the order is final and forthwith.""
One of those moments I wish I witnessed personally. - jdmCrush, on 10/11/2007, -8/+3Crap! I've lost track. Is she in jail right now, or isn't she? Actually, I don't care
/Reads up on WWDC (oohhh shiny!) - TDLA, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3..... and in other news, the sun rose from the east this morning........
- BobMysterioso, on 10/11/2007, -22/+0You diggtards.
It is not illegal to donate to a campaign. He gave money when? Oh, before the arrest. It must have been pre-emptive money to buy off the sheriff incase something happened.
Please look at things in a different light. $1,000 is nothing. Its absolutely no money to these people. Paris, et al spends that much and more on drinks and food for each bar they go to in a night.
For the record. I believe Paris is getting more than the avg Joe would. Her 45 day -> 23 day sentence conversion is par for the course. And it is routinely common for non violent offenders to serve 10% of a sentence and be released due to overcrowding.- toconnor, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5I was with you until "For the record."
- brainboy77, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2tsk-tsk. When will people realize that using the term "diggtard" will get your comment dugg down for sure?!!!
- Machuse, on 10/11/2007, -13/+1This is inaccurate.
She was released because the California's jail system is overcrowded. It is customary for offenders with her crime to be released early in the state of California.
(source: The sheriff who released her public statement and subsequent commentary by news anchors)
The only thing that happened - is because people worry more about what Paris Hilton is doing, than what they are doing. The judge unfairly gave her special treatment b/c he personally didnt like her or thought the way most of you think - and placed her back in jail.
Not to mention most of you would be up in arms if this happened to you. Released by the sheriff like is customary just to have the judge place you back in......I think we would see digg articles pleading for your release. Have some sense about yourselves and some sort of empathy for what other people are going through...even if deep down inside you wish you were her.- jmontes, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9The over-crowding angle is crap. You think that special area reserved for celebrities and rich people is over-crowded? No way. The sheriff started off with mentioning over-crowding to explain why the early release program exists in the first place. His application of that program to Paris is suspect at best.
I don't believe the judge acted wrongly. Sure, if an average Joe drove under the same conditions he might get off easier, but that is because for the rest of us losing the right to drive is life-affecting and difficult to comply with. But why in the world did Paris have to drive at all? She can easily afford to pay people to drive her around 24/7. Her driving anyway demonstrated an utter lack of respect for the law, and is undoubtedly the reason for her harsher punishment.
- jmontes, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9The over-crowding angle is crap. You think that special area reserved for celebrities and rich people is over-crowded? No way. The sheriff started off with mentioning over-crowding to explain why the early release program exists in the first place. His application of that program to Paris is suspect at best.
- effedup, on 10/11/2007, -7/+3I just assumed she gave out a couple blow jobs to the sheriff which influenced her situation..
- WriterY, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2"Why did the sheriff release Paris Hilton?"
Because he's a corrupt so and so and there is absolutely no room for corruption anywhere... - feenikz4180, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6"I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things, like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world."
Yeh..... like she gives a damn. - SomaSynth, on 10/11/2007, -4/+4Remember kids, it's not bribery if you set up an election campaign.
- orukabir, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Buried since i dont give a ***** if she goes to jail or not.
I'm not sure why so many others do. - fozzie, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Hey Paris: Less QQ more PEW PEW!
- mcduckov, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6AHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!! She didn't eat because she didn't want to poop or pee on a metal toilet....hahahahahahahahah....
Oh man that is rich. However, people go on hunger strikes all the time and they are not released because of that. If 5 days is about average for people with this kind of violation then let her go. However, releasing for "medical reasons" is not appropriate in really any case I can think of.- Hetman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I agree the reason she didnt want to go to the bathroom is because jails are nasty. But it is no different that what any other prisoner has to do. I find it funny as hell.
- Onetrack, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14Instead of jail they should make her join the reserves..
A little iraq time would do her good- feenikz4180, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8i second that motion
since she said it herself;
"I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things, like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world."
Albeit she doesn't give a damn about Iraq. - swavalier711, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12give her a gun, are you crazy? The friendly fire....
- Hetman, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2I would give her a rope in hopes that she will end her life in the next 18 days.
- t4ll3y, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10I doubt she can tie her shoes, much less a proper noose.
- Hetman, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1lol I agree.
- feenikz4180, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8i second that motion
- radner, on 10/11/2007, -6/+9Money Donated from Hilton Family for Election - $5,000
Annual Salary after winning election - $50,000-100,000
Receiving BJ from Paris in exchange for early release, only to be sent back - priceless.
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's Paris' lips. - nicksauce, on 10/11/2007, -4/+3"Hilton, who was dragged sobbing back to jail, said being in prison was the hardest thing she had ever done... 'Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done' she said."
Redundant much? - SzaszMan, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2I honestly don't think that jail really is helpful for people like Lindsay Lohan or Robert Downey Jr.... but Paris Hilton is an exception. I actually think she might be improved by a few weeks in the pokey.
- Hetman, on 10/11/2007, -3/+3"She didn't eat or drink a single thing for three days because she didn't want to use the toilet," a source also told the New York Daily News, adding that Hilton suffered from claustrophobia and hyperventilation.
1. Im sorry but jails are supposed to be claustrophobia. That is how they are designed.
"She was absolutely terrified that one of the guards or staffers would get her with the cellphone cam and it would wind up on the Internet," a source identified as a Hilton insider told the newspaper.
I would rather see her crying and trying to eat prison food than see her vagina. Anyone with an internet connection can get that anyways.- VitriolAndAngst, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Wow, we all of a sudden care about the abuses that go on in prison.
Why can't we address these concerns when a poor person, with only an over worked public defender to fail to keep them out of jail, ends up getting raped? So it's only wealthy public figures who might be terrified by being in a tiny room with bars, no hygiene and no guarantees that someone won't kill you?
Paris getting a video on the internet is the least of her problems. - Skooma714, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1So? I was hyper ventilating this morning from a caffeine overdose. The hell with her.
- VitriolAndAngst, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Wow, we all of a sudden care about the abuses that go on in prison.
- my10cent, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1Because he is a pushover and she probably gave him a .........
- SnapETom, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4That ***** piece of ***** should be recalled.
- rmeddy, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1i'm just waiting for her to kill someone.
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