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Originally Posted by FlDebra

I think it is wrong for the judge to let public outcry and the charges of racial and economic preferential treatment sway him. The fact is, whether we like Paris Hilton or not, she is NOT getting equal treatment under the law. Her celebrity status is costing her!

She originally pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge (alcohol related but not a dui conviction). She got 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines for that one. The current jail time is a result of her driving on a suspended license, which constituted a violation of probation.

The sheriff who released her said Hilton received a more severe sentence than normal. He said usually there would be no jail time or the person would be placed in home confinement with the ankle monitor right off. Baca said, ""The only thing I can detect as special treatment is the amount of her sentence." "At a news conference on Friday, Sheriff Baca said: “The special treatment appears to be her celebrity status. She got more time in jail.” Under the normal terms of the early release program, he said, Ms. Hilton would not have served “any time in our jail.”

The Los Angeles County jail system is so overcrowded that attorneys and jail officials have said it is not unusual for nonviolent offenders like Hilton to be released after serving as little as 10 percent of their sentences. "“She’s a pawn in a turf fight right now,” said Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. “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.”"

So .... whether you look at the 23 days or the 45 days .... Paris has already completed more time in jail than most with her legal circumstances. But she is rich, spoiled rotten, a pretty little blond girl so people love to hate her. Why on earth anyone would think someone growing up like she has would be anything near normal is beyond me. But .... we want her to suffer for all that she has. WHY??? Give her no less but no more than anyone else. That is justice.

It is probably a bad reflection on society in general that we have let this saga monopolize our media! There are a lot more newsworthy events happening -- both good and bad.

I don't think people want her to suffer for what she has. There are plenty of wealthy people in the world that do not come across anything like Paris does- even young pretty ones. People are enjoying watching her suffer because she's so d*** annoying! Her sentence does sound a bit more severe than what the average person might have gotten but I'm sure not going to lose any sleep over it. She says one stupid thing after another- of course most people don't like her. Also- don't put too much stock in what the sheriff says- he's owned by her daddy.