Hilton to Jail

[aquajet]

Thank you both for saying that. I whole-heartedly agree.

Yes, she should serve her due sentence. Yes, she should be held accountable for her own actions.

I just fail to see how anyone benefits from the lack of any compassion shown for someone in such obvious distress, no-- terror. I imagine she felt terrified. And I just can't comprehend such open mockery of another human (though not without her mistakes and faults) when hurting like that. Yes, she has lead a privileged life, but that doesn't make her emotions any less valid or less poignant than any of ours.

I agree.

I feel sorry for her, if only because of the sheer freak show-ish nature of the whole situation. Should she do the time? Yes, of course she should. And not in the comfort of a mansion. But the fact that she's been locked in jail, allowed to go home, and then locked in jail again is simply bizarre. The justice system has failed her terribly and it's no wonder why she appears to be on the brink of an emotional meltdown.

 

[PlaceofDis]

i certainly don't want her to be in distress. but i do want her to serve out her sentence and realize what a completely lucky person she is to be able to lead the kind of life she does.

 

[Sun Baked]

Your sentiments prove you human, but I don't think anyone here really wants her to suffer. It's just we're all fed up with the rich getting privileges that the common folk don't. The feelings here are a backlash against a perceived injustice; an injustice that you or I would not benefit from. If she'd just served her time in accordance with the rule of law applicable to everyone then this thread would have been very different.

I think she should suffer ...

Especially since she got a DUI and couldn't even be bother to think twice about the sentence or the penalties she got from it.

 

[Stella]

Your sentiments prove you human, but I don't think anyone here really wants her to suffer. It's just we're all fed up with the rich getting privileges that the common folk don't. The feelings here are a backlash against a perceived injustice; an injustice that you or I would not benefit from. If she'd just served her time in accordance with the rule of law applicable to everyone then this thread would have been very different.

If she just her sentence without turning it into a circus act, I'd have a little respect for her. However, since she's tried to avoid jail and turned her jail term into a farce.... she gets what she deserves.

Jail will do her a world of good - to see that her actions have a negative result. Spoilt stupid brat.

 

[ReanimationLP]

Wow, you mean the justice system actually DOES work in California?

I mean, OJ and Robert Blake got away.

Thank god she didnt get through after all.

 

[jsw]

I think she should suffer ...

Especially since she got a DUI and couldn't even be bother to think twice about the sentence or the penalties she got from it.

Bingo.

There are a number of reasons I'm pleased as punch she's terrified, and that is at the very top of my list.

My cousin was killed at the age of 15 by a drunk driver. I view them all with contempt. I think they deserve to be vilified. Of course, she wasn't vilified at all and was let off with a slap on the wrists. In fact, given her assets, it was painless. I like Finland's laws where the fine is linked to income, so all are hurt, if not similarly, at least proportionally by fines.

Then she was caught driving on a suspended license twice. There's no excuse for that. She can afford to be driven. It's sheer and utter disregard for the law which cause me to be further disgusted by her.

So, now, as an adult, she's committed DUI, got caught driving on a suspended license, and then got caught again doing it. She deserves some terror, as obviously nothing else has worked. Those juvenile delinquents that get thrown into "Scared Straight" type things are terrified, and no one cares about them.

Let her be terrified. Let her be in emotional pain. She brought in on herself. And she expected to get away with it. Most of the time, people in her situation do get away with it, which makes this especially sweet.

She drove drunk and endangered lives. She then was stopped on a suspended license and still drove, and then got out because she wouldn't eat jail food.

I laugh at her terror. She brought it on herself and had many opportunities to avoid this situation. She's in it purely because she didn't think she could be in it.

And, of course, in a few weeks, life will be fine again. She'll likely not have learned any lesson whatsoever. So I laugh at her pain now, knowing it's temporary and hardly proportional to the pain she could have inflicted had some other driver or pedestrian been in the wrong place that night.

I think it speak volumes that she's so disliked by so many. While it doesn't really matter all that much, I also hold her accountable for having great wealth and doing nothing to help others with it. Of course, there are many for whom I also hold such scorn. But it helps me feel even less bad as I laugh, although I hate that she does not know that I relish this, and I hate that it will not affect her for more than another few weeks, and I hate that she'll somehow profit from this.

I just fail to see how anyone benefits from the lack of any compassion shown for someone in such obvious distress, no-- terror.

Your sentiments prove you human, but I don't think anyone here really wants her to suffer.

I agree.
I feel sorry for her, if only because of the sheer freak show-ish nature of the whole situation.

i certainly don't want her to be in distress.

I am happy you all are so compassionate. I don't have it in my heart to be so, and if she'd killed some child while in the process of getting that DUI, I doubt you'd be all that compassionate either.

 

[Elphaba]

Thank you both for saying that. I whole-heartedly agree.

Yes, she should serve her due sentence. Yes, she should be held accountable for her own actions.

I just fail to see how anyone benefits from the lack of any compassion shown for someone in such obvious distress, no-- terror. I imagine she felt terrified. And I just can't comprehend such open mockery of another human (though not without her mistakes and faults) when hurting like that. Yes, she has lead a privileged life, but that doesn't make her emotions any less valid or less poignant than any of ours.

I completely agree with you guys.

This is a girl with feelings and emotions just like the rest of us. Is that so hard to comprehend? It scares me to see people react this way toward her, it's crude and mean and plain immoral.

What exactly do you guys get by putting her down? I don't understand. Since when has it become cool to hate people? It's mind-boggling to say the least...

 

[someguy]

Bingo.

I just want to say that, while I agree that driving under the influence is wrong and offenders should be punished severely without exception, that doesn't make it okay to laugh at her terror or misfortune.

I am all for her serving her sentence, but I think instead of laughing and feeling that she's getting what she deserves, we should simply smile and be happy that she is getting the chance to learn that her actions will not go without consequence. Isn't that what most of us learn as children? Do we laugh at small children when they get a "time out"? I certainly hope not.

Now I realize Paris Hilton is no child (otherwise I should be doing time simply for my involving her ) but I honestly feel that because the lifestyle she grew up living, she probably never had to learn how to behave and follow the rules (or in this case, laws).

I'm sorry if that sounds stupid. I'm not saying she should be let off the hook because she "didn't know", or that it's right in any way, shape, or form for her to not understand what is obvious to us, but I do think that is what's happening here and I'm glad to see that she has been given the opportunity to learn a lesson, even if it is the hard way.

 

[Elphaba]

I am happy you all are so compassionate. I don't have it in my heart to be so, and if she'd killed some child while in the process of getting that DUI, I doubt you'd be all that compassionate either.

Um, I think you missed the point.

I'm not saying she shouldn't serve her time. Yes, she made a mistake and deserves go to jail.

Does this mean she deserves to be trashed and put down the way she has lately? I can't tell you how many times i've seen death-threats or death-related jokes saying she should die, that she should be hanged. This is nothing but hate that people are spewing and it's wrong. Nobody deserves to be treated this way, no matter how rich they are. Maybe you guys were just brought up a different way..

 

[MrSmith]

...that doesn't make it okay to laugh at her terror or misfortune.

Bingo.

 

[Elphaba]

I just want to say that, while I agree that driving under the influence is wrong and offenders should be punished severely without exception, that doesn't make it okay to laugh at her terror or misfortune.

I am all for her serving her sentence, but I think instead of laughing and feeling that she's getting what she deserves, we should simply smile and be happy that she is getting the chance to learn that her actions will not go without consequence. Isn't that what most of us learn as children? Do we laugh at small children when they get a "time out"? I certainly hope not.

Now I realize Paris Hilton is no child (otherwise I should be doing time simply for my involving her ) but I honestly feel that because the lifestyle she grew up living, she probably never had to learn how to behave and follow the rules (or in this case, laws).

I'm sorry if that sounds stupid. I'm not saying she should be let off the hook because she "didn't know", or that it's right in any way, shape, or form for her to not understand what is obvious to us, but I do think that is what's happening here and I'm glad to see that she has been given the opportunity to learn a lesson, even if it is the hard way.

Well said.. I'm glad i'm not the only person that feels this way, I was beginning to feel lonely I just don't understand why people are so negative, it's depressing.

 

[DeSnousa]

Seeing Paris face like that did make me feel some pity, this is a tough penalty for her as her lifestyle is so different from the rest of 'us', so I share some remorse for that fact. However she does deserve the punishment to teach her that what she did was wrong, if not one day she could kill somebody! I just hope when she comes out of jail she learns a thing or two.

 

[aquajet]

If she just her sentence without turning it into a circus act...

Let's be honest here. Hilton's representation and her family aren't the only ones trying to turn this into a circus. The justice system is also to blame for their incompetence. I applaud the judge for trying to do the right thing, but this little two-step by the sheriff is inexcusable.

 

[yg17]

I just want to say that, while I agree that driving under the influence is wrong and offenders should be punished severely without exception, that doesn't make it okay to laugh at her terror or misfortune.

The terror or misfortune that she brought on to herself? The legal system isn't torturing her, it's punishing her. Any terror that she claims to have is just a facade that she puts on to get sympathy from the public. You act like she's been sent to a supermax prison to be beaten to a bloody pulp by fellow inmates. She's in a minimum security jail where she's kept separate from other inmates. Terror? No, there's no terror, just a ploy to get sympathy.

The only people that are going to see terror and misfortune as a result of this are the innocent people driving down the road when they get hit by her speeding down the wrong side of the street in her Bentley because she didn't learn her lesson this time either.

I laugh at her. She deserves everything she gets. It's refreshing to see a spoiled hollywood brat finally get what they deserve.

 

[yg17]

Seeing Paris face like that did make me feel some pity, this is a tough penalty for her as her lifestyle is so different from the rest of 'us', so I share some remorse for that fact.

But, perhaps unbeknownst to her, the laws that apply to her are no different than the laws that apply to the rest of us. Same laws, same punishment. No pity or no remorse from me. She shouldn't get a special punishment because she has a special lifestyle.

 

[Sun Baked]

I just want to say that, while I agree that driving under the influence is wrong and offenders should be punished severely without exception, that doesn't make it okay to laugh at her terror or misfortune.

What misfortune, she put herself in this situation through her own actions.

And as for the terror of having to pay for her actions by going to a dirty jail, well I can't help it, I'd laugh if OJ were finally jailed also.

 

[jsw]

Um, I think you missed the point.

I'm not saying she shouldn't serve her time. Yes, she made a mistake and deserves go to jail.

I most emphatically did not miss the point.

I think she needs to be punished. The fines are not punishment - they're meaningless to her. The jail term is not the punishment it would be for others because Paris will suffer no loss of income, will have no related future issues getting employment, and will likely profit from it in the future. She's not going to be rehabilitated... or at least I doubt it. She won't grow up, she won't change, she's just going to sit in jail for three weeks and then move on.

Her only real punishment, in my mind, is the terror. Her reaction to which, to me, was unbecoming of an adult. Regardless, since none of the other punishment will impact her, perhaps the terror will. Actually, as she's partying in three weeks, I doubt she'll much remember it.

One of the things I dislike about the legal system is how punishment, while technically "equal", of course is not. Those who are wealthier aren't as impacted. So in this case? Her terror balances the scales a bit.

Except not. Because most people are terrified to go to jail.

So, I guess, in this case? The public scorn sort of marginally makes it a wee bit fair.

 

[someguy]

The terror or misfortune that she brought on to herself? The legal system isn't torturing her, it's punishing her. Any terror that she claims to have is just a facade that she puts on to get sympathy from the public. You act like she's been sent to a supermax prison to be beaten to a bloody pulp by fellow inmates. She's in a minimum security jail where she's kept separate from other inmates. Terror? No, there's no terror, just a ploy to get sympathy.

The only people that are going to see terror and misfortune as a result of this are the innocent people driving down the road when they get hit by her speeding down the wrong side of the street in her Bentley because she didn't learn her lesson this time either.

I laugh at her. She deserves everything she gets. It's refreshing to see a spoiled hollywood brat finally get what they deserve.

That's very wise and mature of you.

Again, I'm not saying by any stretch of the imagination that she does not deserve 150% of the punishment she is receiving for her actions, all I'm saying is that there is no reason to laugh at her.

Think about it. She did something wrong. She's being punished for it. And you... laugh? How f*cked up is that?

I'll repeat what I said before because I feel strongly about it. We should not be laughing at her, but instead be happy for her because she's been given the opportunity to learn from her mistakes, probably for the first time in her life.

I think sometimes we look at celebrities and think they have it made, but don't for a second take for granted the fact that the wealth and sense of immunity you didn't grow up with makes you the kind of person you are today. Because we all grew up having to take responsibility for our actions, we should be thankful we were so lucky as to have the opportunity to learn at a young age to think before we act. Do not take that for granted.

I am happy for her and I hope this experience makes her a better person, even if only a little bit.

What misfortune, she put herself in this situation through her own actions.

Going to jail is not the misfortune I was referring to. See above.

 

[Elphaba]

I most emphatically did not miss the point.

I think she needs to be punished. The fines are not punishment - they're meaningless to her. The jail term is not the punishment it would be for others because Paris will suffer no loss of income, will have no related future issues getting employment, and will likely profit from it in the future. She's not going to be rehabilitated... or at least I doubt it. She won't grow up, she won't change, she's just going to sit in jail for three weeks and then move on.

Her only real punishment, in my mind, is the terror. Her reaction to which, to me, was unbecoming of an adult. Regardless, since none of the other punishment will impact her, perhaps the terror will. Actually, as she's partying in three weeks, I doubt she'll much remember it.

One of the things I dislike about the legal system is how punishment, while technically "equal", of course is not. Those who are wealthier aren't as impacted. So in this case? Her terror balances the scales a bit.

Except not. Because most people are terrified to go to jail.

So, I guess, in this case? The public scorn sort of marginally makes it a wee bit fair.

I guess we'll just agree to disagree then. Nothing good can come from hate or terror. Nothing. I guess you're also one of those people who think spanking their child is a good way of teaching them a lesson?

 

[someguy]

I guess we'll just agree to disagree then. Nothing good can come from hate or terror. Nothing. I guess you're also one of those people who think spanking their child is a good way of teaching them a lesson?

Unless it's a big child, then the spanking won't hurt as much, so we'll probably just have to sentence it to death or something.

 

[jsw]

I guess we'll just agree to disagree then. Nothing good can come from hate or terror. Nothing. I guess you're also one of those people who think spanking their child is a good way of teaching them a lesson?

Yes, in fact, when they're very young and need to learn to avoid dangerous things, I do.

Older kids usually respond better to non-physical punishment. Of course, I'd imagine Paris falls more into the toddler area, so this sort of "spanking" might be good for her.

Ethics and common sense should be sufficient motivators for adults. For her, though? Maybe, just maybe, the next time she decide to drive when drunk, she might stop herself because she doesn't want to do this again. In that case? Her terror now is well worth lives potentially saved then.

 

[Elphaba]

Yes, in fact, when they're very young and need to learn to avoid dangerous things, I do.

Older kids usually respond better to non-physical punishment. Of course, I'd imagine Paris falls more into the toddler area, so this sort of "spanking" might be good for her.

Ethics and common sense should be sufficient motivators for adults. For her, though? Maybe, just maybe, the next time she decide to drive when drunk, she might stop herself because she doesn't want to do this again. In that case? Her terror now is well worth lives potentially saved then.

You should practice what you preach then. Let common sense and ethics motivate you to let go of the idea that terror is a good way to teach a lesson.

Listen, I just think Paris has been treated unfairly and she deserves to be given a second chance.

 

[Stella]

You should practice what you preach then. Let common sense and ethics motivate you to let go of the idea that terror is a good way to teach a lesson.

Listen, I just think Paris has been treated unfairly and she deserves to be given a second chance.

How many chances does she need?

First, she got caught drink and driving

Secondly, she drove on a banned license, and made to sign a form acknowledging her license was banned

Thirdly, she drove AGAIN on a banned license

How many more chances do the rich and famous need? If she was a commoner, she'd be in jail, health problems or not!

She deserves what she gets.

 

[itcheroni]

All this shadenfraude wouldn't occur if Hilton hadn't sought out media attention to the extent she has. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. But to successfully court public attention the way she did, she should know that the media will follow you through good and bad. The entire course of events were under her control. If her sister was in the same situation, no one would be gleeful to see her in an emotional wreak. People have no sympathy because she's a woman-child who has never had to face consequences. Again, I'm not saying it's right or wrong. I do admit that I'm glad she's facing a punishment that is not easy. She is in distress because I doubt she's ever faced or worried about consequences that would cause her any sort of remorse or afterthought. So seeing that the punishment is having an effect on her is a good thing because her punishment should be severe enough to stop her from driving drunk again.

 

[orangemacapple]

she'll be a star in prison -- just like martha was.

and she'll have supervised, single cell for the first 2-4 weeks while being processed. if/when she makes it to a compound somewhere, she can buy anything she wants -- friends, favors, etc.

it won't be hard on her at all. everyone will want her autograph. everyone will be scared to touch her for fear of what she'll be able to do when released in a few days.