Based on the nature of the probation violation that she's guilty of, most people would have only received 2 or 3 days in jail - so I've heard. They gave her 45, and they kept bouncing her in and out of jail, which must have been very dificult for her. It was almost like psychological torture. Was her sentence and her treatment unduly harsh? The legal system might have been resentful of her because of her wealth, fame, beauty, and success. Everyone loves her and hates her at the same time, and I'm wondering if they just saw this as their opportunity to get her.
PS - This is my second time asking this question. I wanted to get as many responses as possible. :)
PSS - Serious responses only. Thank you.
2007-06-21 05:41:19 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Stop it with that stupid Paris Hilton!!! Why are you honouring her by commenting her??? She's neither petty, neither clever...nor is she a star!
2007-06-21 05:45:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, no, no, she was not treated unduly harshly and I am so tired making excuses for this 26 year old female.
She had been driving erratically and was pulled over and was at the limit for DUI, arrested and charged. She was CONVICTED on that DUI charge, given Probation- requirements of probation compliance
1) attend court mandated classes within a 90 day period
Did she comply - No, She thumbed her nose at the judge's order- violation 1
2) Don't get in any trouble with the law for 3 years. Did she comply- No, she violated probation 2 times. The first stop she could claim ignorance about the suspended license but the 2nd stop with the suspended license no excuse at all.
total violations- 3
The media and her sympathizers have made it seem as if she is being treated unfairly because of A violation and she isn't even doing the time she should for 3 violations. If it were ordinary people, we would have lost our license for at least 1 year as well as 90 days in jail.
2007-06-21 05:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal people get more than 2 0r 3 days. Her probation violation is for drunk driving. I don't think her sentence is harsh, so long as it is what others get too. What is harsh is the media focusing on this instead of things like the the war that is going on. The judge is obviously teaching her and other famous people a lesson. What should not have happened is the pity she is getting or got from some that were the cause of pulling her out of jail and then causing even more media etc... She was getting what normal people get, and remember, this is the media, we may not know her full charge. But our tax dollars paid for her to be in the mental ward, because she wined and cried, when normal people would not have gotten that treatment, they'd been left in their cell, claustrophobic or not.
2007-06-21 05:48:50 · answer #3 · answered by Maalru3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ruling is obviously within the legal "norm" for a situation like this, otherwise it would be caught up in appeals and everything else. When on probation, you violate the rules and on more than one occasion after knowing that jail time is one of the possibilities for breaking probation. Absolutely she should go to jail.
Why is the question always, 'is she receiving harsh treatment because she is a celebrity'? If she wasn't put in jail, wouldn't that be unfair too? She would be getting preferential treatment because she is a celebrity. So should they have just extended her probation and allowed her to continue violating it until she did something really stupid and hurt someone else.
Bouncing in and out of jail is all a result of her actions. 1st hearing she was all composed and almost appeared ready for jail. It was as if she knew she could throw a temper tantrum and be let out because of 'emotional instability.' I loved that the judge threw her back in jail. One he stated in his original decision that she can't be let out for any reason and they did it anyway. Plus, when she realized she was going back, we saw the real Paris. She was freaking out because she couldn't manipulate the system like she usually does.
She thought this would be a 'walk in the park,' but reality set in for her and she found out that when you break the law (repeatedly at that) you get punished for it. I hope she is crying everyday and comes out a bigger wreck than she already is.
2007-06-21 05:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by pa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking the same thing, but I don't know what she was on probation for. Most people don't go to jail for driving without a license, but the idea of probation is that you go to jail if you violate probation. So the question should be "is the crime or violation she originally committed" one that a normal person would spend 45 days in jail over.
I don't know. Sorry if my response is not serious enough, but I felt like sharing my thoughts on the topic.
2007-06-21 05:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by Yaktivistdotcom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They gave Paris 45 days due to her priors. I think it was justified. Regardless of ones status everyone should be treated equally. The difference is if you have money you can serve time in an "elite" jail. It's not like Paris had to go to the main LA prison system like everyone else. I felt it showed a message especially to our youth. I don't feel the system used this as an "opportunity", they simply handed her what anyone in the same situation would have gotten, and I feel we showed everyone that we have a judicial system that makes you accountable for your actions.
2007-06-21 05:56:01 · answer #6 · answered by mia k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No is not harsh! She has to learn that she can't buy just about anything that she wants! She could have killed someone , you know...I don't hate her because she's wealthy , I hate her because she thinks that just for being Paris Hilton can do whatever she wants! And the treatment that she receives in prison can hardly be called ''hard time''! So don't worry, a little time in the real world will do wonders! Thank you!
2007-06-21 05:49:53 · answer #7 · answered by ThePipeMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I'd like to say I'd rather the country didn't spend so much time on an event that shouldn't qualify as news except to her relatives and close friends.
I'm guessing the judge took into account the possibility that she has something of a sense of "it can't happen to me" and sentenced her as a way to wake her up and make her grow up a bit. The law has ranges for minimum and maximum sentences, as it should, to prevent judicial abuse, but the exact sentence is meted out individually for a reason as well, and that's why the guy handing out the sentence is called a judge. He was there listening to the arguments, and I know of no reason to second-guess his judgment.
2007-06-21 05:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to follow the trail of events, and Paris' seeming attitude of those rules don't apply to me.
She was convicted of drunk driving and lost her license for 30 days in January, and placed on 36 months probation, ordered to go to driving school and got a $1500 fine. In my opinion, that is lighter than most average people would have received.
On January 15th, she was pulled over and signed a document stating that she knew she was driving on suspended license. On Feb 27th she was pulled over for speeding and driving at 11 PM w/o headlights turned on. I assume the 30 day suspension is over here, but maybe not?
She never enrolled in the mandatory driving school from the drunk driving conviction. She was ordered to enroll by Feb 12th, as of April 17th she still hasn't enrolled.
She claimed she didn't know her license was suspended, yet the document she signed stating she knew she was driving on a suspended license was found in her car.
She showed up 18 minutes late for her sentencing hearing.
When you are placed on probation you are essentially being put in jail w/o being put in jail. First time offenders get probation to prove to the court that they made a mistake and they won't do it again. As long as you don't screw up during probation you stay out of jail. Paris made multiple mistakes during her probation, the first of which probably would have landed anyone in jail.
Most people would have gotten 2-3 days in jail for the drunk driving conviction alone. In LA county the jails are already packed, so they probably let most first time offenders slide on the jail sentence.
You need to understand all the events that occured and not just the headlines from People magazine.
2007-06-21 06:14:26 · answer #9 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the law is the law no matter who you are or what your occupation. The way I see it is if that was you or I what would the consequences been? At least 45 days?? And then throw in that she's a repeat offender!!!??? No, there's no way that it's too harsh, just a wake up call that no one is above the law...well they're not supposed to be.
PS- She bounced herself in and out of jail by not eating and claiming to be sick...
2007-06-21 05:52:20 · answer #10 · answered by fatboy_b2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with most everyone that it was not too harsh. She thumbed her nose at the law and displayed a sense of "I"m above the law, I don't even have to pay attention to the law, I'm special and different." It was time for her to grown up. And she's making a million dollars for her first interview with the Today show on her first day out! To me that's ridiculous.
2007-06-21 05:53:12 · answer #11 · answered by cjm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋