I think fair's fair, and sending her back to jail is fair. There were rumors of a Hilton donation to the sheriff's reelection campaign -- anything come of it?

Totally fair. How many people who are still incarcerated find it upsetting and wish they were out? The judge specifically stated no house arrest. She could have avoided this whole mess by 1) hiring a driver and 2) attending alcohol awareness classes. She chose not to. Life's tough -- even for multimillion dollar heiresses.

It must truly suck to think you've gotten away with something, and then have it hit you twice as hard as expected. I'd be upset too. But there's no questions that she had it coming.

As for the melodrama, geez, it's not like they're returning her to forced tattooing, daily beatings, and a cigarette-based economy. It sounds like she got a pretty cushy deal, with the private cell and all. Get some books, settle in, make the best of it.

she actually looks really pretty when she's crying and not posing

Time for her to grow up.

I'm confused...so now she has to serve the original 45 days rather than the 23 her sentence was reduced to for good behavior?

Maybe I'm the only one, but I feel bad for her.

More like Osama/Hilton. America's Most Wanted.

So pleased she is back in the clink. We cannot claim to have rule of law in this country, that no one is above the law etc and then have an heiress sashay out of jail. I am not naive, I know that justice is subverted every day in this country. But PH is such a public figure that for her to have her sentence all but commuted makes our legal system look foolish. All that money and she can't buy better legal and PR counsel? Makes Martha Stewart look both brave and wise. She stopped fighting, did her time (way more than PH) and then got on with her life. May PH find the sense to do the same.

probably forstalls riots in LA...the disparity between her treatment and that of every minority criminal was just too great.

This will be extremely hard for her, but she will grow immeasurably because of it.

OMG please! She is loving all this drama! Just like a toddler who doesn't get her way she is crying like a baby for her Mom in the courtroom... WAAAAH! Poor Paris my a$$!

Yes, Noelle, you are the only one.

To quote the theme from Baretta, "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time... don't do it... no, no, don't do it."

I feel bad for her too. Up until the original sentence she was in the wrong. BUT now her case is being mishandled by others out of her control. It's not HER fault the Sherrif overstepped his bounds. It's the Sherrif's fault and it's the prison's fault for listening to him and letting her out!

I do feel sorry for her. People who are still rubbing their hands together and giggling with glee need to learn some compassion, or get a hobby.

DO YOU WANT YOUR MOMMY?!?!?!?! ARE YOU GOING TO CRY?!?!?!?!

So now she can be famous for a rather mediocre sex tape and this whole jail situation. Maybe in a few years she will have enough events to actually justify the media fascination with her.

Just for this one, I think we should keep Guantanamo open...

To clarify, I think Paris deserved to serve time.

But it was cruel of them to let her out and give her false hope only to throw her back in jail. No (non-violent) criminal deserves to be treated that way. People don't even tease their dogs like that.

This is finally getting interesting...led away in cuffs...being forced to serve the entire sentence...I love it.

I hate to say it, but of course I felt a little sad for her. Having said that, boy did she have it coming. No one should be above the law and she's no exception. But did her lawyers this up for her? I think they should've gone to the judge and not the sheriff's office. It looked (and probably were) trying to circumvent the process and of course, she's the one that pays. One thing for sure, she'll think twice before drinking and driving...

The sheriff should be drummed out of office. Miss Hilton should have to serve the entire 45 days, which I think she's getting off lightly. She did drive while intoxicated then in a real "screw you" she drives on a suspended license, not once but twice. If it were my child, they would have to serve the time, probably more, I'm poor, so why should Kathy Hilton have it any better.

I am also pleased and satisfied to see justice done, and to see the whiny, vulgar, graceless and dim-witted Ms. Hilton in her rightful place.

But I'll bet you money her mommy and her legal beagles find a way to spring her before the 45 days is over. Count on it.

I want an exact quote on her "screaming out for her mother." was it a "MOOOMMMMEEE?" was she crying at the time?

seriously, this story could not get any more exciting. could it?! (he asks hopefully)

and no, no sympathy for her "plight."

Bet she does more time than Scooter Libby. Now that's justice.

Hmmm They should investigate the person who let her out after such a short time.

AND WHAT IS HER "MEDICAL CONDITION"? - last I heard "spoiled aged brat" (I can't have my way) is not a medical condition!

CD, you're a moron. The sheriff didn't just up and release her. Her battery of lawyers and paid medical experts got the sheriff to release her. And her battery of lawyers again this morning tried to get for her what virtually no one gets--to appear in court BY TELEPHONE! Yesterday's grotesque injustice has been righted. And she's showed herself to have the maturity of a toddler--throwing an absolute tantrum because the rules applied to common people suddenly apply to her equally.

Drunik driving is a serious conviction. In many states jail time is required for the first conviction. Spend the time Paris and next time use your brain instead of your moutn

OK, so PH is back in jail. Big deal. This is news? I would have been cheered to have seen OJ Simpson in Jail verses some spoiled 26 year old with an aversion to being a responsible citizen. Where was this Judge for the OJ case?

Dag. I was (and am) absoulutely outraged that she was let out yesterday. But, even I'm wondering why he gave her the full 45 days? Who wouldn't walk out, if they open the door for you? Wonder if the judge found out about some financial hanky-panky b/w the Hiltons and the Sheriff (there may soon be a new Sheriff in town)? Glad she's back in there, though. Come on, even today, she was contrived; no makeup, baggy sweats, crying before she knew her outcome...

Sigh...oh well. You all are lucky if this is all you have to be outraged about.

Noelle, you're not the only one. I am decidedly NOT a Paris Hilton fan, but I feel a wee bit bad for her. She's getting jerked around.

If Sheriff Baca had reassigned her for the usual reasons - jail overcrowding, misdemeanor, not a threat to the community, etc - maybe it would have flown. But the whole "medical condition" BS just made it obvious that he was pulling strings for the rich celebrity girl and never mind what the silly judge says.

Seems like Judge Sauer really wants to win the pi$$ing contest with Sheriff Baca in addition to wanting to demonstrate that celeb privelege only goes so far.

The problem as I see it is that LA routinely lets out non-violent criminals after a tenth of their sentence, especially younger women, because of overcrowding problems in their jail system. So by being forced to serve the full 45 days in jail, Paris is actually being punished more than a comparable non-celebrity in her situation. As much as I'd like to see her punished for her crimes, "no special treatment" applies in each direction...

You'd think she was getting the death penalty instead of a few days in the slammer with the way she was behaving today.

Too hilarious!!!

Paris Hilton finally feels what it is like for "ordinary people." But the question remains, will she learn from this? Somehow, I do not think so. She and her little Hollywood buddies will always think that they can get away with anything! However, I do feel more trustful in our justice system. Now we have to wait and see if Bush pardons Libby! Oops, my hopes dashed again!

Hey, at least she wasn't remanded to Guantanamo or one of those Polish prisons...

Although, now that I think about it...

I am not a fan of PH. However, I don't understand how she could be sentenced to 45 days, with half off for good behavior, then through no wrongdoing on her part be released after just a few days but nevertheless be taken back to jail to serve the entire 45 days....it sounds to me as though the judge is being capricious. If he's PO'd at the Sheriff, put HIM in the clink but don't take it out on PH!!!

Wheeeeeeeeee!

Let me see if I've got this straight: Paris, because the sheriff was messing around and irked the judge, now is back in jail and has to serve the original 45 days for a probation violation, even though it is within the sheriff's purview to adjust a sentence for various reasons. Mary Winkler, the preacher's wife who shot him in the back with a rifle, just got 3 years, only 7 months of which have to be served in prison, and 5 months for which she gets credit for time served. So, Mary Winkler, who shot and killed a man, can end up serving 3 weeks more in jail than Paris, who violated probation. Even though, having served 4 or 5 days or whatever, Paris has already served more time than most probation violators ever serve. Tell me again that she isn't being treated more harshly because of who she is...

Let me see if I've got this straight: Paris, because the sheriff was messing around and irked the judge, now is back in jail and has to serve the original 45 days for a probation violation, even though it is within the sheriff's purview to adjust a sentence for various reasons. Mary Winkler, the preacher's wife who shot him in the back with a rifle, just got 3 years, only 7 months of which have to be served in prison, and 5 months for which she gets credit for time served. So, Mary Winkler, who shot and killed a man, can end up serving 3 weeks more in jail than Paris, who violated probation. Even though, having served 4 or 5 days or whatever, Paris has already served more time than most probation violators ever serve. Tell me again that she isn't being treated more harshly because of who she is...

I thought she should have gracefully served her shortened sentence. I was surprised and disappointed that she was let out so soon. But requiring her to now serve her entire sentence is cruel and unusual punishment. If the sheriff did something wrong, then he should be reprimanded. I am not a softie for Paris or any other celebrity, but I don't think anyone should be treated so cruelly.

THE SHERIFF DIDNT LET HER OUT

she and her lawyers begged to let her out...come on. The sherriff didnt wake up and say, hey how abou lets let paris out.

She got a dui, didnt want to do probation, got jail time.
She didnt want to do the jail time, made up some crazy medical excuse that apparently is so bad that the jail medical facility, and the jail ward at the hostpital cant treat.

Everything she gets she brings about herself through her own selfish actions.

No sympathy needed.

She should have
1) not driven drunk
2) just hired a driver for a few months
3) just quietly servered her jail time with some dignity (we now know she has none).

Paris needs to do her time and move on to becoming a more responsible adult. I hope this is as low as she'll ever allow herself to fall in life.

I'm no fan of the girl, butI do think PH is being more severely punished because the judge and the sheriff are butting heads. Why wouldn't the judge just enforce the original 23 day sentence? Has the rationale for the original sentencing changed? There's some element of capricious judicial enforcement going on here.

I don't like to see anybody in this type of pain, I'm not rejoicing and I emapthize with her; however, she should serve the time!

This was right of the judge to put her back in jail. Suck it up and take it Paris!!

People:

1. She will still have the sentence reduced (likely to 23 days) IF she is on good behavior at jail. That's what the sentence was previously--no change. Obviously, she didn't get "good behavior" credit before having a chance to behave.

2. To Steve, 4:28 - appearance by phone is actually quite common for misdemeanors.

3. To oldfart, 4:28 - it is simply not true that in "many states jail time is required" for a first DUI conviction.

4. I heard the medical condition was genital herpes.

5. I don't feel remotely sorry for her.

The judge probably wanted to go for double or nothing

Of course she deserves to be in jail and the nonsense that went on this week is outrageous. What I find offensive is the gloating and laughing at her troubles (at least in my office). Anyone who's ever been in the slammer knows it's no fun at all -- even if it's the fancy isolated slammer she's in. Paris has been ill-served by her parents, her lawyers, her publicists and any adult who's ever pretended to help her out. I don't say she isn't responsible for her actions -- she is -- but any adult with a brain should have taken her in hand a long time ago. Now she's found out how the real world really is, as we all do sooner or later. Life's tough, kiddo. I cannot understand the cruelty that moves people to laugh at all of this. She's a young, stupid, spoiled insensitive kid. She deserves to be in jail. But it's not funny, and it's disgusting to see how much pleasure people are taking in her humiliation.

Some of you aren't getting it. She didn't just walk out of jail because they let her. She put on an act in the jail, and her legal and psychiatric teams were able to convince the sheriff's department to let her out for some undisclosed medical reason. Cocaine withdrawal is not a valid excuse for getting out of jail. Neither is faking a nervous breakdown.

If that wasn't bad enough she chose not to appear for court, instead trying to negotiate an appearance by phone which led to the sheriff's deputies showing up to cuff her, stuff her and drive her to an afternoon court appearance. You better believe that if they have to come and pick you up, there will be repercussions. Even for Paris Whitney Hilton.

Of course she won't serve all of the time, because almost nobody ever does, but let her think that she will for a couple of days. It will be good for her - and her mommy.

dmc

the original sentence was 45 days...sherriff shortened it to 23 before she started to server it for good behavior (makes you think what that is)

this media circus and made up medical conditions is not good behavior...off to jail

This will be extremely hard for her, but she will grow immeasurably because of it.

Posted by: "Jonny"

-Word. and she needs it. Its up to her...

CD: where does it read that her release was the "only thing" I was outraged about? As a functional adult, "I" am able to retain and ruminate on more than one subject. You obviously have some interest, as you read and took the time to post a comment on this subject.

Paris who?

IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY!

The judge specifically stated that she was not to have a shorter sentence and she was not to serve her sentence in any other way than at jail. The Sheriff/Corrections Dept. disregarded both instructions. Her lawyers/family actively made the decision to try and get her out early -- and look where it got her. Must suck to have so much money and such stupid lawyers and no one giving you any decent advice.

Cry me a river. Back to our regularly scheduled neo-con editorials by Fred Hiatt.

It's 45 days in an L.A. County Jail, its not like she's going to OZ. I don't think she'll need to learn how to make a shank out of a toothbrush. She'll serve her time, be released, write a book about the harsh conditions and further extend her 15 minutes. She will NOT learn anything from this experience.

LA Justice goes after the dangerous Paris Hilton. Brady Norwood hasnt spent a day in jail and she caused a wreck that killed a mother of two. Rebecca Gayhardt (noxema girl) mowed dow a little boy with her car, she didnt do a day in Jail. Michelle Rodriquez has got 3 DUI's and she served 6 hours in Jail. Yet, Paris is going to pokey for at least 2 weeks.

Paris Hilton is a prime example of why the redistribution of inherited wealth through the taxation system is a very good idea.

Has "The Simple Life" done a segment about the girls going to jail or working in a jail? All they need is Nicole Richie and a camera crew and they can shoot 90% of it in the next two or three weeks.

You can't get much simpler than PH and NR.

This takes everyone's mind off the war! Keep it up.....

"Why wouldn't the judge just enforce the original 23 day sentence? Has the rationale for the original sentencing changed? There's some element of capricious judicial enforcement going on here."

The original sentence was 45 days, not 23. The assumption was that she would be released after 23 on good behavior. Concocting medical conditions and all these other shenanighans that waste taxpayer dollars on her case do not qualify as "good behavior," hence why she's serving the entire sentence.

it is simply not true that in "many states jail time is required" for a first DUI conviction

Some states certainly do

One thing for sure, she'll think twice before drinking and driving...

Posted by: Mom to teens | June 8, 2007 04:23 PM

I doubt it. Why would she?

I wasn't the least bit surprised she left after a couple days. I'd be willing to bet sheriff got a nice payoff. In fact, he probably got the payoff ahead of time, which would explain her initial composure when she took herself down to the station to be booked. It was like she knew all along she'd only be there a couple days, putting on her brave face and turning herself in. Puhleez. Now that plan A got shot down she's truly upset. I don't feel particularly sorry for her, but seeing her with her guard down and looking human for once does have a softening effect.

"People don't even tease their dogs like that."

Most people's dogs are better behaved.

Paris may have been jerked around, but the blame should be put on her own lawyers. Heck, it was publicized that the sentence should not be carried out at home. Since she was the focus, she should have checked with the judge (not through her lawyers) to see if she should have been released. I know that's a bit much to expect from her. She should also have voluntarily gone back to court instead of having the cops come get her. DUI and driving twice on a suspended license - she practically asked for her sentence.

Paris may have been jerked around, but the blame should be put on her own lawyers. Heck, it was publicized that the sentence should not be carried out at home. Since she was the focus, she should have checked with the judge (not through her lawyers) to see if she should have been released. I know that's a bit much to expect from her. She should also have voluntarily gone back to court instead of having the cops come get her. DUI and driving twice on a suspended license - she practically asked for her sentence.

I believe the Judge originally sentenced her to 45 days. It is the Department of Corrections (or whatever CA calls it) that decides when inmates get out. Consequently, she will probably still only serve the "reduced" sentence because the jail is still overcrowded. Having said that I do think her attorneys failed her. The Judge specifically excluded home detention from her sentence. They should have brought their case to the Judge. If it had merits (besides a poor little rich girl afraid of being alone), the Judge would have modified his ruling.

I never understood how she got the sentence cut in half for good behavior even before she went to jail. Normally- time off for good behavior only applies to those who have already served a portion of their original sentence.

Yeah- put Paris and Martha Stewart in jail but bake GW Bush and his OIL vampires a bit fat cake. This country is WHACK.

Cubeland,
Thats what I thought too, it really more seems that they are trying to make an example out of her than actually give her equal treatment.
And how is solitary confinement for 45 days not excessive. maybe she wouldn't be safe with the general population, but 45 days is a long time to be alone.

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it! Her DUI conviction was a serious offense. She could have seriously harmed or killed someone. She's not above the law. She's mean spirited and a manipulator. I detest her.

Let the woman be. I would wager that many of you, if you were born into the same circumstances, would act just as foolishly if not more. To gloat over her situation simply shows how much you yourself have to learn about the meaning of adulthood.

You know that we live in a screwed up world when people like Paris Hilton are jailed, and criminals like Bush and Cheney roam free.

A la Lily Allen's song:
At first when I see you cry
Yeah, it makes me smile
Yeah, it makes me smile

I'm a bad, bad person. Oh well.

The biggest way to penalize this person is to cut the cameras off. Otherwise, who cares whether she spends a month and a half in prison or not?

"It's not HER fault the Sherrif overstepped his bounds." But who was the one claiming illness to get the sheriff to do what he did? Paris. She was trying to get out of it, not accepting her punishment.

I have a real problem with the special treatment for Paris Hilton, Scooter Libby and all the rest. If I get caught on a suspended liscense they make me do a number. So should it be for her. This is why I am generally against mandatory sentancing and minimums and strict constructionist judges. If the system is such that no-one gets a break becasue we don't trust liberal judges or whatever, then, NO-ONE gets a break.

As an attorney who worked for a few years trying to get innocent people released from prison, I take great pleasure in seeing Paris Hilton returned to jail. Her lawyers did a terrible job by getting her sprung on Wednesday, thereby giving the judge time to resentence her; they should have negotiated her release for today, so that nothing could be done about it until courts opened on Monday. I agree with Danielle's post that her money and her team of lawyers did nothing for her. I'd guess that the reason the judge imposed the original 45 day sentence was because he felt like she and her lawyers were trying to pull a fast one, canceling out that supposed good behavior. Judges can enforce the original terms of the sentence if the defendant does not comply with the more lenient terms -- nothing capricious or mean-spirited about it.

I didn't see the pictures. Did they use those fuzzy pink handcuffs that look so hot on her?

Everyone is comparing Paris's case to other cases. It depends on the jurisdiction, the crime and the circumstances...quality of lawyers...etc...

Paris is essentially being punished for contempt of court. No, it's not murder, but if our courts are to function in an orderly fashion, once in a while, we've got to enforce contempt of court.

Otherwise, every celebrity in trouble will whine and ingore court orders. That contempt is upheld at all keeps most celeb mouths shut, once they've been arrested. And thank goodness for that.

I really think Paris had intended to serve with dignity and bravery. She didn't expect the hard mattress, the cold, the constant light and noise, oh...and she has to eat. Food. Tough stuff.

Funny though, it depends on perspective. There are some in the LA county jail for whom the accomodations are the first safe and clean ones they've ever had. Paris, on the other hand, is appalled. Believe me, it's a tough sentance, made tougher because of her background.

I found it preternaturally satisfying - so satisfying I feel slightly guilty - to see Paris crying her alligator tears, and to have some true reality injected into her life. Love it, love it, love it. Somehow, she's become something worse than being hated - she's become pathetic. In terms of her career, she's already gone over the falls. When Jack Nicholson is laughing at you and Sarah Silverman is making fun of you to your face, you're over. This is what you get when you're famous for nothing. Bye bye, Paris.

all i can say is " they tried to make her go to rehab she said NO, NO, NO"

This is a 26 year old woman, not some 14 year old kid. There are 18 year olds overseas right now who are facing more hell than Paris can even imagine. She needs to stop crying for her mama. If you're gonna dance, the time will come when you have to pay the piper. Sorry kid. It's life.

See, this is what I was looking for:

"'It's not right,' yelled Hilton, rising from her seat at the defendant's table.

"'Mom! Mom! Mom!' she cried out to her mother, Kathy, who collapsed in tears in the front row of the courtroom."

it is SOOOO right. on so many levels.

MAN, am I going to have a GREAT weekend now!

She is 26 years old. She is well past legal adulthood. She is responsible for her own actions. She chose to drink and drive, she chose to not follow the terms of her probation, she chose to allow her lawyer to pull this stunt. People are finishing medical school at her age and beginning to treat people in life and death situations. There are people who are lawyers at 26 arguing major cases. 26 is hardly a child. She needs to start acting her age and stop whining.

I am sooo happy that someone layed down the law. She violated her probation and 45 days was sentenced to her so that's what she needs to serve, 45 DAYS!!!! Paris doesn't always get what Paris wants! She needs to grow up!!

I could really care less about Paris. She broke the law.. she got 45 days. That should be the end of the story.

Our society's fascination with substance free "stars" has always boggled my mind.

Noelle, I feel bad for her too.
The jails in CA are really, really overcrowded...the state has no money for after-school programs in schools, let alone housing every person who has DUI and contempt of court.
They should just get her into some community service and let her go....working with underpriveleged people would do her more good than jail. Save the jail cells for the murderers and rapists.

She should have spent the entire time in jail. No, I don't feel sorry for her. No, she isn't being treated harshly. The sheriff let her out after the judge made it clear that staying at home was out of the question. Her lawyers tried to go around the judge and get at the sheriff with the BS about a medical condition and probably some money.

They took a shot and lost. I can't fault them for trying but she did the crime, she needs to serve the time. What would be like Christmas is if Nicole, Lindsay, TY, Tracy and all of the others who break the law wind up in jail as well.

A lot of you pukes who are rejoicing at Paris Hilton's misery....wasn't your beloved leader Bush arrested for DUI? Where you outraged when he didn't serve time in prison? Didn't you vote for him twice? BTW, Paris is a far more decent person and way more smarter than Bush. Oh yeah, we also know that an intoxicated Laura Bush killed her boyfriend abd didn't serve a day in jail. Oh the GOP hypocricy!

Karma rears its ugly head again. Here is a woman that has no discernable skill other than stalking celebrity. And she got that celebrity.

I suspect that she wouldn't have gotten jail time if she was just another person off the street, especially given LA's overcrowded prisons -- she would have simply been given house arrest, probation before judgment, a fine, community service, or some combination thereof. But no judge is going to let her off lightly -- not when he would immediately face charges that he was being soft on celebrity.

Then, on top of it, most of the time, if the sheriff makes a decision to let someone out of prison, it goes without notice and the judge probably never finds out. Because of her celebrity, though, he is alerted by CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and probably al Jazeera. So she's back in the slammer.

And all because she's famous.

Gotta love karma.

Perhaps her mother, Kathy, should wise up and teach Paris some values. If you love your kids, you try not to have them hitting a brick wall time and time again. The hope is that Paris learns a lesson -- and so do young girls who admire her -- that drunk driving is serious and that innocent people have died and their families have wept in despair because of such irresponsibility.

People think she's being served up as an example for celebrities and truth is, she's only getting what anyone else would get given her blatant dismissal of the law.

This is why some animals eat their young!

BWHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHASHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

One down, only Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, and Nicole Richie to go (throw in OJ as a bonus).

you're all nuts this is a media party. slow news week. let's bash paris hilton. i'm not a paris hilton fan but come on let her serve her sentence and get on with it. you're all on this girl's case for you're own satisfaction. grow up.

Ah many of you are just pissed off at her easy life and her insouciant attitude. Admit it. The whole thing is childish on all sides, Paris, the legal professionals in LA, the people who cheer her incarceration....

Paris should get the typical treatment the average Jane gets. If it's 45 days then it should be 45 days. If it's 3 days because of prison overcrowding, then it should be 3 days.

BACK TO JAIL? THAT'S HOT!!!

If this whole espisode is 'actually' upsetting to Paris, then it's a good thing. It's hard to tell though whether she's acting or she really feels horrible. I hope she feels horrible. And, if indeed she does feel horrible (like wanting to die), then I am glad for it. Just think of all of those other folks who were out and about on that public road at the same time she was driving her Mercedes while drunk. Just think of the horror and pain it would have caused someone to have had their son or daughter, brother or sister, parent, or loved one, mowed over my and killed by an inebriated Paris. Paris, sweetheart, you really need to consider yourself lucky, and take this little reminder that driving drunk is a very serious crime.

Oh, I am SO glad this vacuous little oxygen thief finally came face to face with reality. In a world where celebrity affords you immunity from so many things, this was the only correct outcome.

I actually feel bad and they should not have put her back in jail. Why let her out ? At first I was against it, but this would be cruel and unusual punishment sending her back. It was the justice departments fault so they should sort it out amongst themselves and make sure that it doesn't happen again.

As a Virginia Criminal practitioner, I'm still astonished at the sentence. Similar conduct here might we you a weekend or two in jail. Does anyone know if this is a typical sentence in CA? Hilton should be treated the same as other prisoners, but she shouldn't be treated more harshly because of her celebrity.

sOME OF YOU PEOPLE WHO WANT HER TO DO THE FULL 45 DAYS ARE JUST JEALOUS, HATEFUL, WANNABEES. YOU'RE PATHETIC!

The good news is she'll get out and make a movie and be even more famous and you'll still be hating anyone who has more than you. How Sad!

"LA Justice goes after the dangerous Paris Hilton."

Actually, drunk driving is extremely dangerous. A person who shows that they have not learned from their serious mistakes and flouts the law is dangerous. So what's wrong with a punishment that fits the crime?

Now, Winona Ryder's prosecution on the other hand, that made no sense to me.

Best thing for her. And her parents would be doing her a favor to stop the appeals. She's 26 not 16. It's time for her to grow up.

I must admit my guilty pleasure here. The way I figure it if I go to court and I know I am going to do a number and the lawyer tells me the number will be between 60 and 90 and it's a beautiful sunny day in September (I live in Oregon), then when I go in to court I will be wearing a jacket with a rain hat and gloves because that's the last time I will see my own clothes till I get out and when I get out it will be raining. Why should she be any different?

I must admit my guilty pleasure here. The way I figure it if I go to court and I know I am going to do a number and the lawyer tells me the number will be between 60 and 90 and it's a beautiful sunny day in September (I live in Oregon), then when I go in to court I will be wearing a jacket with a rain hat and gloves because that's the last time I will see my own clothes till I get out and when I get out it will be raining. Why should she be any different?

Isn't it sad that so much coverage, energy, time, and interest is devoted to this irrelevant person? The world is in trauma, thousands are suffering with no alternatives, why not focus our concerns on major issues that impact all humankind rather than on this one, hedonistic, insignificant, non-contributing individual?

Just to clarify, she didn't get prison time for the DUI, she got probation. She got prison time for breaking the conditions of her probation. And no, no one should feel sorry for her. She deserves everything she is getting just as much as anyone else her exact predicament would deserve the same.

You can't do this to white people. Everybody knows what they'll do to her in there. Are all of you trying to wipe out the white race?

Hey pukes bashing Paris....you do know Bush's surge in Iraq is failing, don't you? Four more American troops killed today. Good thing you're here bashing Paris and don't have to care about those dying in Iraq for an immoral war.

All you idiots that keep trying to throw President Bush into this story, like you do every other story, are just making yourselves look foolish. You are not making us like or dislike the President any more. If you want to make comparisons in relation to this story, please at least make it apples to apples.

I think what commentators fail to take into account is the karmic retribution factor. This is a girl who paraded around in T-shirt that read "I'm Paris Hilton and I can do whatever I want." It's rare that we huddled masses get see a bully, in this case a cultural bully, get theirs. Let us enjoy the moment.

The criminal justice system should not be able to jerk Paris Hilton - or anyone else - around like this. I think it borders on double jeopardy. Throwing her back in jail this way only makes it more likely that the real problem will be avoided, which is that the system needs to get its act together more than she does. Precisely because I do care about equal justice, I think she should walk (not drive) - with our thanks - for making this so obvious.

Paris is lucky she is not here in Arizona and a guest in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "Tent City". That is where people who violate terms of DUI probation end up here. Unlike the LA jail, it is not air conditioned, and the temperatures are already reaching above 100 degrees. Memo for the LA Sheriff: A "Tent City" is cheap to build and a good solution to jail overcrowding.

It is fair, although I think people are gloating a little too much. You have to remember what she went for and that she did commit several crimes. I do feel that a lot of people, teens, and girls look up to her and this is making a very good example. No matter who you are if you mess up you have to stand up and face the consequences.

It is fair, although I think people are gloating a little too much. You have to remember what she went for and that she did commit several crimes. I do feel that a lot of people, teens, and girls look up to her and this is making a very good example. No matter who you are if you mess up you have to stand up and face the consequences.

This whole thing is REDICULOUS and totally unnecessary. First of all, the Hiltons are so rich that they could have hired dozens of private drivers to chauffer Paris around when and where ever she wants to go - not turn her loose on Hollywood streets late at night when she had been drinking and could have endangered someone else's life. Drinking and driving is no laughing matter.
Second, after the first mistake, she had no business continuing driving with a suspended license and thumbing her nose at the same driving laws that the rest of the world has to abide by. Otherwise why have the laws at all?
She said in her court appearance that her handler, publicist or whatever told her that it was OK for her to drive. I'm not sure I believe that, but if it is true, the Hiltons need to use their money more wisely and hire people who will advise them correctly. I have NO pity for these people. They have way more means than most normal people to have avoided the entire drama, but they chose not to. The whole damn family ought to be thrown in jail.

This whole thing is REDICULOUS and totally unnecessary. First of all, the Hiltons are so rich that they could have hired dozens of private drivers to chauffer Paris around when and where ever she wants to go - not turn her loose on Hollywood streets late at night when she had been drinking and could have endangered someone else's life. Drinking and driving is no laughing matter.
Second, after the first mistake, she had no business continuing driving with a suspended license and thumbing her nose at the same driving laws that the rest of the world has to abide by. Otherwise why have the laws at all?
She said in her court appearance that her handler, publicist or whatever told her that it was OK for her to drive. I'm not sure I believe that, but if it is true, the Hiltons need to use their money more wisely and hire people who will advise them correctly. I have NO pity for these people. They have way more means than most normal people to have avoided the entire drama, but they chose not to. The whole damn family ought to be thrown in jail.

Yes, she belongs in jail. She broke her probation and she was drinking and driving. Both serious offenses. I am not a legal expert to be able to say if her punishment was too harsh. But, if her name was Sally Smith or Laquisha Jackson or Rosario Mendez no one would care about this and she would have never been let out of jail.

This whole thing is REDICULOUS and totally unnecessary. First of all, the Hiltons are so rich that they could have hired dozens of private drivers to chauffer Paris around when and where ever she wants to go - not turn her loose on Hollywood streets late at night when she had been drinking and could have endangered someone else's life. Drinking and driving is no laughing matter.
Second, after the first mistake, she had no business continuing driving with a suspended license and thumbing her nose at the same driving laws that the rest of the world has to abide by. Otherwise why have the laws at all?
She said in her court appearance that her handler, publicist or whatever told her that it was OK for her to drive. I'm not sure I believe that, but if it is true, the Hiltons need to use their money more wisely and hire people who will advise them correctly. I have NO pity for these people. They have way more means than most normal people to have avoided the entire drama, but they chose not to. The whole damn family ought to be thrown in jail.

I don't see why you're outraged by Obama/Hilton '08. It's much more reasonable than Hilton/Obama '08.

double jeopardy?

cruel and unusual punishment?

it sickens me what people are not learning about in school...maybe we should thank paris for the opportunity to educate the public about the legal system.. ha

I'm trying to make a point here that you pukes didn't bat an eye when your beloved dumya did not spend a day in jail for committing the same or more serious crime as Paris.

Posted by POS: "They should just get her into some community service and let her go....working with underpriveleged people would do her more good than jail."

But why would we want to torment underprivileged people by forcing Paris Hilton on them??

It's funny how some people feel pity for her because she got out of jail and now has to go back. In all likelihood, her lawyers advised her that she would be released from jail to serve the remainder under house arrest. The lawyers were idiots for not heeding the judge's order that she not be put under house arrest. They probably stuck to the original plan and probably had sugar-coated the likely outcomes to Paris - not having informed her that they might be unsuccessful, causing her to serve at least something close to the actual sentence. Her emotional reaction was probably due to being distraught by the unexpected. Whoop-dee-doo! Her sentence was 45 days. There's nothing cruel or unusual about serving out what the law allows for her crime. If they keep in there for 46 days, then you can feel sorry for her. In the mean time, let the judicial system give this girl (probably) the 1st spanking in her life and quit feeling sorry for her - as if she only deserves a 5 minute time out in the corner. It's good to see that justice may still be blind (sshhhh, don't tell her about LASIK).

I'm glad justice was served (at least this time).

Arpio is a criminal who kills people in his jail and the population of Miracopa county keep reelecting him. He is nothing to be proud of. He and his jail have already been convicted by the Feds on several civil rights raps and at least two deaths by strangulation by guards have resulted in large court awards. Yeah the system has problems but the only way to fix that is to make everyone subject to it.

I'm glad justice was served (at least this time).

I guess I'm not up to date on the American judicial system, but does a sheriff actually have the power to change a sentence? I'm sure her lawyers sent a bunch of info but wouldn't they need to argue the point in front of a judge before acting on it? As I say, I'm not up to date on their system, but what would be the whole point of the courts or the entire judicial process if the sheriff can just let someone out? Maybe that's how the system is setup, but that seems pretty stupid. What would be the point of imposing a sentence in the courtroom?

And the sheriff DID let her out. Unless her lawyers had a key to the prison. Someone had to actually say "yeah, we can change your sentence". I'm pretty sure her and her lawyers can't just change a sentence without getting it approved by someone. I'd expect that person would be the sheriff in this case but shouldn't it have been the court?

i definitely feel sorry for Paris. just like i feel sorry for my friend who has to go to jail for DUI on a suspended license. but he sure as hell isn't gonna get to do his time in a special needs unit, let alone at home.

just because someone gets what's coming to them doesn't mean you can't feel sorry for them...

For those of you who think any of this is going to change her (and all the other spoiled celebrity brats' in Hollywood) drinking habits, get real! She loves the attention and looked a little less than morose in her mug shot. That smirk on her face spelled "Yeah, whatever, I won't be here for long coz all my big shot lawyers are getting me out." She should have been thrown in with the general population. After all, they like to pretend they're living the Simple Life on her show...too bad no cameras can follow her now.

Ugh...and in the end, she'll giggle about it all and tell her friends it was no big deal. Still...the score remains 2 for the justice systems; 1 for Paris. THAT'S HOT!!!!

For those of you who think any of this is going to change her (and all the other spoiled celebrity brats' in Hollywood) drinking habits, get real! She loves the attention and looked a little less than morose in her mug shot. That smirk on her face spelled "Yeah, whatever, I won't be here for long coz all my big shot lawyers are getting me out." She should have been thrown in with the general population. After all, they like to pretend they're living the Simple Life on her show...too bad no cameras can follow her now.

Ugh...and in the end, she'll giggle about it all and tell her friends it was no big deal. Still...the score remains 2 for the justice systems; 1 for Paris. THAT'S HOT!!!!

For those of you who think any of this is going to change her (and all the other spoiled celebrity brats' in Hollywood) drinking habits, get real! She loves the attention and looked a little less than morose in her mug shot. That smirk on her face spelled "Yeah, whatever, I won't be here for long coz all my big shot lawyers are getting me out." She should have been thrown in with the general population. After all, they like to pretend they're living the Simple Life on her show...too bad no cameras can follow her now.

Ugh...and in the end, she'll giggle about it all and tell her friends it was no big deal. Still...the score remains 2 for the justice systems; 1 for Paris. THAT'S HOT!!!!

Wow, So many things to comment on. To Jim: I'm not rejoicing but I'm smiling...and I've never voted for a republican in my life. To those of you who think the sentence was too harsh: how tough was it for this multi-millionaire to serve out her probation? Keep your nose clean, hire a driver (or have friends drive), report to your PO once a week. And she couldn't do that? Now, if I never see her racist, homophobic face again, it'll be too soon!

This is great, many more comments about an article about Paris Hilton than about any article about the Iraq war. I can't even believe that I took the time to read the article, much less the comments. What is the facination about silly little boys and girls on TV going to parties and doing drugs. It must be related to our teenage years and memories of "who's popular".

F!@#$!@#$ paris hilton and all the morons who worship her.

onionreader--you need a lesson in the criminal justice system--OJ was found not guilty by a jury, not a judge. Ms Hilton pled guilty instead of choosing a jury trial, and so the judge sentenced her.

Dear Ha: Don't forget to thank OJ while you're at it.

Let's see, Paris Hilton driving with suspended license = 45 days in jail

BushCo, 650,000 dead (including 3500 U.S. soldiers) and $1 trillion wasted for nothing (and steadily rising) = "Christ-like war hero ... can have a beer with him."

Stupid country. Oh, and whatever would we do without the media to help frame all of this.

My problem with her being sent back today is more practical than any display of misplaced pity - namely, the judicious use of resources. Teaching a dim blonde heiress an object lesson is all well and good, but the City of Los Angeles' jail system is crowded to a degree that beggars belief. So, in his wisdom, the sheriff has discretion to allow for home confinement. He overstepped here, no doubt - the judge's directives were clear.

But is anyone safer tonight in L.A. because Paris Hilton, of all people, is in jail? Is anyone breathing any easier out there? God. They can't catch most of the criminals on the street who live to do actual bodily harm, but they're thrilled to make a lesson out of that most dreaded criminal mastermind - Paris Hilton. Maybe she has it coming, but that's the heated emotion of lowest-common-denominator public opinion, not wisdom.

My opinion: Teaching one wealthy young woman a lesson is not worth the law enforcement resources being steadily devoured to manage her incarceration and the media maelstrom it generates. It's all out of proportion, if you ask me.

*shrug* Perhaps the 45 day/23 day reduced sentence may be excessive, but perhaps the judge was trying to make a statement to her.

That despite her money and fame, if she breaks the law, there are consequences. I had a brilliant friend who did a stupid thing in college and got a DUI conviction. He spent years getting his license back and managed to basically beg his way out of jail at the time with lots of character witnesses, but he and his family had to take a huge chunk out of savings to pay for the lawyers to do so. He hasn't had a drink since and started his own company because he had a hard time getting jobs with the conviction on his record. It took years for him to repair the damage of one stupid night.

Ms. Hilton got off lightly to begin with with a temporarily suspended license - and I find it amazing that no one stopped her earlier than this for a DUI. It's not like she couldn't afford to hire a driver or car service to take her places.

Not a lot of sympathy here. It's sad that probably her lawyers tried to circumvent the system and basically screwed up and let her have false hope, but she should just accept the fact that for three weeks she is going to learn that Stars Are Blind, but so is Justice.

There is something about all the glee over Hilton's fate that bothers me. It reminds me of the kids on the schoolground happy to hold the coats and watch the bully beat up the weaker person. Are Americans wired to be bullies, piling on when the chance arises?

How many days did Laura Bush serve in prison for mowing down her boyfiend while drunk? Yep...the answer is zero. Yet no outrage from the GOP hypocrites. At least Paris didn't kill anyone.

Even if her sentence is more than the average joe for violating her probation, so what? I have a news flash for all of you who feel sorry for Paris...LIFE IS NOT FAIR. what does the average joe do when life hands you crap? You deal with it and move on.

Even is she is the celeb pariah, I say thank goodness that the uber rich can occasionally get caught in the real world that the rest of us live in.

Now, I will be interested in what happens to Nicole Richie when she goes to court for her alcohol related problems...

Joe Nash - Get a life, the President got a DUI back before there were harsh laws, back when he got caught, that is what they did to people driving drunk on back roads. He didn't get any special treatment back then because it wasn't handeled that way back then but now is a very different story! So come join us in the present!

She should be in jail for stupidity. You get Probation for DUI and then pulled twice for driving on a suspended license? And when you could have avoided it all by using a scintilla of your gobs of money to get a driver?

And then coming to court late on the day of your trial/sentencing? and then in court telling the judge that you didn't know your license was suspended because (1) you pay someone to take care of your mail, and (2) you just signed whatever the cop told you to sign?

Really?

Being born into a life of privledge (sp?) with more money than God. Having the means to never have to drive if you didn't want to. Having the means to be able to fully function even if you were prohibited from driving, but 3 late night traffic stops later you still don't seem to get it?

And you have 3 high powered lawyers trying to keep you out of jail for a 45 day sentence, which you argueably deserve, while there are people whom are being exonerated by DNA and released after 17 years of incarceration for a crime they didn't commit?

Is it a wonder why everybody is hating?

I feel sorry for any inmates who has to hear her cry until she calms down. I'm not laughing at her going back but she commited a crime, someone could have been injured or killed when she was driving while high. DUI is a serious matter and rather than getting dolled up to take her mug shot with the smirk on her face she should not have been getting DUIs.

I think the judge wanted to make Paris Hilton into an example and treat her different than others are treated. Others get released to home confinement and there is no uproar. Here, the uproar is based on where she lives -- in a mansion. If she was released to home confinement in a small sweltering studio apartment or to public housing I doubt we would see this uproar. So know this: She is being treated worse because she is wealthy.

MLK...I guess your thought reason is that mowing your boyfriend when driving drunk wasn't considered a serious crime back then either, as in Laura Bush's case. That's why they let her go free too.

The WaPo publishes an article yesterday saying that Scooter Libby should not serve any of his jail sentence. Where was all this outrage then? Compared to Libby, Hilton is as pure as driven snow. Why all this hypocrisy, my fellow Americans?

Jailer...my point extactly. Let's not forget....Bush was caught DUI, and Laura Bush actually mowed over a person. Yet it seems the standards for them are different.

1. To the people complaining everyone here should focus on more serious news: SHUT UP. Nobody said anything about Paris Hilton was important. We'll get back to curing cancer in a minute. Anyway, you're here too, you hypocrites.

2. What's with the crying? A lot of people who had to go to jail for 45 days would lose their jobs. What does Paris risk losing? Being bored? Clearly wealth doesn't necessarily come with class.

JoeMck hits the nail on the head.

Americans wired to be bullies? What!? Get real. Paris Hilton isn't Tiny Tim. This is enjoying the comeuppance of the privileged, not the oppression of the weak.

Was it partying at the MTV Movie awards? Was it going to jail at 11:50 p.m. and getting credit for the whole day? Was it the sudden "medical problem" that got her sprung after 73 hours? No, it was the van delivering Mrs. Beasley's Gourmet Cupcakes to her mansion after her release that made me boil.

Laura Bush wasn't drunk or speeding when she killed the driver of the other vehicle. It's case-in-point that driving is dangerous. That's why we have laws that punish those who make it even more dangerous by driving drunk. Whether you're a retributist or a utilitarian, the punishment is just.

Too bad Paris wasn't a black celebrity or a jew. She wouldn't have spend one second in prison.

To Joe Nash:

Laura Bush ran a stop sign when she was 17 on a dark country road in Texas. I don't see you protesting Ted Kennedy going scott free for killing Mary Jo Kopechne while driving drunk on Chappaquiddick. No who's the hypocrite?

so not hot...

She deserves to be placed right back in jail. Anyone who is so irresponsible and reckless to get behind the wheel of a car intoxicated risking the lives of so many people, not once but 3 times should be placed in jail. This was not her first offense, she violated her probation twice, clearly she does not understand that you just can't break the law. Maybe someone should have explained all this to her before she went to serve her sentence--- but wait...she was at the MTV Movie Awards...I guess it wasn't as big of a deal to her as it should have been. She'll have 45 days to think about it.

I think this is an egregious miscarriage of justice. If the rich and privileged don't have recourse to avoid something like this, what, pray, is the point of being rich and privileged? I think this over-zealous judge and city attorney are simply trying to abase their betters, and it miffs me no end. The mob mentality is like that of the French Revolution. Imagine if this were to catch on, for pete's sake!

Here's a thought: we shouldn't even be caring so much about this. There are bigger things going on. Everyone, never type this girl's name again. Go and remove her name from your blogs and websites. Reduce her Google ranking. Whether or not she becomes a functional human being, she doesn't need all the attention, and we have bigger fish to fry anyway.

So many of you love this cause she's rich and famous...that's all it's about...We as taxpayers are going to pay $18,000 for Paris Hilton to be incarcerated? Are you serious? Paris Hilton is such a threat? Please People.

It is very, very sad to see Paris go to jail again. She is one of the most important cultural icons of our nation (may be of the Western world). Is this how we're treating our heroine, our own Joan of Arc? C'mon people, we can do better. Let's support the troops and Paris Hilton.

In the AP picture she almost looks like a "real" young woman. You can bet your last dollar that the Hilton family made the sheriff an offer he couldn't refuse (Chief of Hotel Security?) and the court made him eat it.

Looking at the overwhelming comments and poll results in anti-Paris territory, the question now, Jen, is are YOU starting to feel "a teensy bit sorry" for the waste of space known as Paris Hilton? And why?!

Hal: No, we're not gleeful at the bully (the criminal justice system) beating up on the weakling (Paris Hilton). Paris Hilton's been the bully, beating America and the rest of the world over the head with her snide, contemptuous attitude. She's famous for nothing and the reason that the sane among us are smugly satisfied today is that we've had enough of her "I'm better than you" attitude and we're glad to see this vacuous, insignificant tart brought low. Chalk one up for the common man.

She is a spoiled brat!

The rest of us have to own up to our mistakes. It's time she learns she's not above the law. The crying and bawling and screaming for mommy just shows how much of a spoiled brat she is. She is 28 going on 6. Maybe the public will finally see her for what she is.

She is richer and more famous than anyone who writes on this blog...it would have been better to put real criminals behind bars and have her pay us to stay at home. The justice system lost here.

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BOO F*CKING HOO!!!! Grow the f*ck up, you spoiled little brat!!!!

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the reason we're so fascinated with paris hilton going to jail is because this is the first time we've been given a reason to pay attention to her. she isn't an entertainer and does nothing to warrant our attention. at least others make music and dance. she's just down right irritating.

It's actually kind of weird, but Paris somewhat resembles Martha Stewart in that picture on the home page. It's the new criminal profile, rich blonde white woman.

If she does nothing to warrant our attention then why are so many people writing about her? Get real...she's a media figure and all the networks are covering this!

Somehow I am afraid that she got dished out a little more that the average Joe. But I am gleeful - and it has to do with some type of school yard Bully thing. But not as stated above - us watching the bully beat up PH. To the contrary: The principal came to the yard, grabbed the cultural bully PH by the neck and dragged her into his office. For once, just once, the world is not ruled by PH.

I find it physically impossible to feel sorry for Paris Hilton. For once, one of these spoiled brat people (who are famous for doing absolutely nothing) has to do something the same way that a "regular joe" does. I have no intention of feeling sorry for her, since we all know that what she's so upset about.

They made a real hash of it by softening her sentence. It may now well be unfair to send her back and serve her sentence in the original condtions. The back and forth is approaching cruel and unusual punishment in the way of mental torture. .

The news media and the public are doing to Paris Hilton exactly what they did to Princess Diana with possibly the same terrible results, but let's hope not for her sake and ours.

The news media and the public are doing to Paris Hilton exactly what they did to Princess Diana with possibly the same terrible results, but let's hope not for her sake and ours.

Suck it up Paris and do your time.

People who're gleeful at PH's torment are in dire need of self-examination. What did your parents do to you?

Not being in Los Angeles, I hope this was taped and will be shown on 'America's Funniest Home Videos".

It's so unbelievable that the Hilton women go into 'drama queen' mode when it comes to the 'laws of mortal man'.

The law is the law.If I do what she did,do you think the sheriff would send me home if I say that I can't eat,sleep or whatever reason I have? The answer is No.So why does she deserve a special treatment?Just because she is rich?Come on,can I have a break?

The references to cruel and unusual punishment are hilarious, and they make it glaringly apparent that most people don't know what that phrase means within our legal system. I assure you that there is nothing cruel and unusual about a judge imposing the original terms of a sentence, for a crime to which a person pled guilty, after that same person used her wealth and celebrity status and legal team to circumvent a judge's ruling. Her sentence was reduced for good behavior, but that is only conditional. By faking or exaggerating a medical condition to obtain an early release without consulting the judge or following the process, and then not even bothering to show up for the hearing without being phyiscally forced, the judge probably considered that bad behavior and reinstituted the rest of her sentence. Not outside of his discretion, and not uncommon in any other situation where a judge thinks that the prisoner is not following the rules.

The bloodlust on this board and in country is a tragedy. The poor woman is clearly in tremendous pain. She's never going to take driving lightly again and never going to drive under the influence of anything --
if she's even able to drive at all after this.
Are we so jealous and vindictive that we need to make her suffer to feel good about ourselves?
What purpose does it serve to torture her?

Why is this breaking news? Surely there are more important things for the media to freak out over -- like the mess in Iraq?

PH's lawyer is an idiot. Must be a Regent Grad.

You're right, Robert J. Totally drama. What a sham. Perhaps her mother was yamming because of the horrid job she did raising this tw@t of a daughter. Tough darts. Do the crime, do the time. She already caught a break with doing half the time. I find it galling that she thinks she should be treated better than the average schlameel who did what she did.

Mother and daughter need intensive counseling. What a pair.

Twin tw@ts.

Sheesh.

Give the kid a break. She should serve her time, but all the gloating about it is kind of sick.

Give the kid a break. She should serve her time, but all the gloating about it is kind of sick.

Dear All,

So far I haven't seen a post in this chat that considers the hilarity of this entire situation, maybe its up there in the 15 pages above, but I just skimmed.

This situation is a reflection on the sad, unobjective, and depleted state of Network Journalism in the U.S. While this was unfolding, my wife and I were happily flipping the channels and believe it or not, the only news program that wasn't carrying the incident ad naseum was CNN International. It was wall to fall on Fox, domestic CNN, and MSNBC. Clearly these stations seek out the story wherever the "market" is vice reporting news stories based on their MERIT. I can hardly imagine a setting where Walter Cronkite would politely transition from a discussion of the intricacies of the START agreements between U.S. and Russia during the Cold War into, "look at that news chopper hovering over chez Hilton." This story should rock your world into realizing as an American citizen how pathetic the state of journalistic objectivity, relevance, and honor is in this country. As a U.S. Armed Services member who regularly puts his life on the line to protect the freedoms we enjoy as a result of the Framer's intent in the Constitution, it is a degredation to watch American servicemen perish while we collectively infuse ourselves on Paris Hilton. Folks, there is a world out there, a real world, discover it, love it, live it, experience it, and have a passion to make it better. That's all for now.

Good Day

After watching the press conference of Sheriff Baca, it seems clear that PH is both bearing the brunt of her celebrity status, and serving as a stalking horse for LA County to substantially upgrade its public mental health treatment capability. Clearly the Sheriff is correct that similarly situated common prisoners would serve no jail time for this offense (no matter that it is a serious one), and that furthermore, the current facilities under his jurisdiction cannot provide the mental health services medically indicated in this case, regardless of her celebrity.

In other words, she's mentally ill, and the jail currently cannot house and treat mentally sick prisoners (even those in custody for serious offenses) as medical professionals recommend, and if their offenses usually result in non-jail custody, then that's what's appropriate for her.

I think it's fair that she must go back to the jail.
Now, I believe in our judiciary system.

MONEY NEVER BOUGHT CLASS--IT NEVER HAS AND IT NEVER WILL--The Hilton's are a classic example of this.

Kathy Hilton always seemed to idolize her daughter's fame, living vicariously through her, pushing her along on this superficial quest, versus prioritizing getting a great education and actually giving back to the world.
The Hilton's and their spoiled rotten daughter are reaping the benefits of what they have sown-- and are an example of everything that is WRONG with our Society.

You could have easily KILLED someone by driving drunk, Paris--so go to jail and pay the smallest price for what you did. YOU are a mess beyond words.

look, she was probably released because she was de-toxing, you think a coupla bouts with booze was her entire pharmacological experience. 45 days can be as good as betty ford cente but the sheriff wanted no part of her coming down. bad deal coming down hard. last drink i had was 12 years ago when i spent 4 days in the grey bar hotel after blowing 3.9 when i was passed out in my car. hard 4 days i'll tell you. jailors coulda have cared less. but it takes what it takes.

There was no cause to cheer or sneer about her going to jail in the first place. I didn't feel comfortable about the laughing at her impending jail time on the talk shows. It's just - justice. No need to gloat. She was rightfully sentenced, she should have just done the time. I'm sure the judge was miffed that his original sentence was basically nullified by the sherrif or others - how's that getting half a sentence for good behavior, when the behavior hasn't happened yet? I think her "thanks for letting me out, I've learned my lesson" speech is shown false by her crying "it's not fair!" upon going back. I'm sure most prisoners have a hard time going to prison. Her attitude says it all.

Thoi,

That's the whole point: of course Hilton is this ridiculous subplot, but at this point it has so much media coverage that it's providing a very public example of the state of our justice system, and whether the law applies to all equally,(are you listening, Dick?).

I have to say.....ANYONE who has even a remote amount of pity is either a) a fool, b) one of those blinded by celebrity, or c) someone who wishes to grow up to be like her...i.e. a braindead vacuous waste who contributes nothing nor has an grasp of reality. You would think that she was incarcaerated in a SUPERMAX prison of some sort and not in a Special Needs prison cell by herself with her Herpes.

I vote that the Judge be made Humanitarian of the Year.

Don't you love that she hired 3+ Lawyers for simple DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE Case....what is she OJ?

I thought she like the Simple Life. What could be simpler than solitary confinement?

WTF, I posted a comment about the disconnect between the glee at Hilton's fall and the op-ed published by WaPo calling for commuting Scooter Libby's jail time, and it gets deleted! Kind of tells you what the neo-con media wants Americans to be obsessed over.

good one goonie. She's like Lindsey (sp?): she can't spend a minute alone with her thoughts and nobody paying attention to her. Maybe that counts as a mental health problem?

i love paris hilton. she's "hot". and as someone else pointed out she's actually good looking without her makeup on.

but we're talking about DRINKING AND DRIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELLO!!! she was fcking lethal, she could've killed, maimed innocent people. and where the fck are MADD(s) Mothers against drunk driving!!!

and as for how she's acting...here's someone who nailed it:

OMG please! She is loving all this drama! Just like a toddler who doesn't get her way she is crying like a baby for her Mom in the courtroom... WAAAAH! Poor Paris my a$$!

Posted by: Jenn | June 8, 2007 04:19 PM

I cannot stand Paris Hilton or her undeserved celebrity, inherited wealth, surgical enhancements, downmarket appeal, racist conjecture, worthless crew of fellow spoilt losers, enabling parents, relentless marketing, and ninth grade dropout education.

That being said, after what's gone on today I do feel sorry for her. I'm a big time libertarian when it comes to people being incarcerated or confined by the government. The government should have to prove their case, and the sentence should accurately reflect the crimes, intent, behavior, and environment. I believe any benefit of the doubt should go to the citizen.

Once the sheriff sent her home, that should have been it. Tough titties. The judge should have fined the sheriff for contempt, there could've been some gnashing of teeth and rending of garments about unequal justice and class distinctions, and then we would actually find out most DUI convicts don't serve 45 days in jail, even if they are incontrite jerks whose defense consists of "my publicist told me wrong."

Once you're let out of jail, you shouldn't be dragged back because of administrative or executive error on the part of the city or state. I dislike Paris Hilton, but I *hate* the idea of re-incarcerating someone because of a power play within a local government.

Boy, celebrity is a two sided sword and it is often one dimensional. I hope the judge's discretion in sentencing is based on fact and not her public persona.

Paris Hilton is a human being and because of that she is entitled to be treated like one. She was sentenced to 45 days for a minor parole violation that in most large cities across the nation might bring a large fine, community service or a week in the county jail.

She reported to the jail on time as ordered. A medical condition surfaced that was serious enough for Los Angeles County Sheriff Baca to release her to home confinement. Sheriff Bacca heads up the largest Sheriffs department in the world. It was a decision he presumably has made countless times in the past.

Now back to the human being part, Paris is ordered back to court and Sheriff deputies are directed by Judge Sauer to bring her to his courtroom to rule on the validity of Sheriff Bacca's decision. Hilton is overwhelmed and distraught at having to appear in court and while there is clearly in distress.

Now back to the human being part again. Sheriff Bacca is a no show in court. Judge Sauer claims to have never gotten the documentation from the Sheriff's office detailing the medical reasons for her release to home confinement. Judge