Poor Paris
March 1st, 2007 - 7:24 am
I don’t intentionally keep up with news about the lives of the rich and famous, but there are those in my life who do (my mom) and who feel the need to pass such information on to me (at length). That means this morning I have something to say about Paris Hilton. Yes, I think that’s the first time I have ever mentioned her on my web site, and hopefully it will be the last.
Paris was found guilty of alcohol-related reckless driving in January. It’s the sort of thing you or I would find ourselves facing a DUI charge for, but hey … she’s a famous, rich, white chick, so she didn’t get a DUI. At this point, any normal person would consider themselves lucky not to have been charged with the tougher crime and keep ones nose clean through whatever punishment resulted. According to my sources (my mom), she got a length of probation, a fine that for her would be small, and had to attend some AA-type classes. Sounds a lot like a DUI to me, aside from the ridiculously low fine ($1500 I think), but whatever.
Skip to February.
Paris gets stopped for driving without headlights on, and it is discovered she is violating her probation and driving on a suspended license. Now she might … GASP … be facing jail time just like a normal person!!! The horror! How could this be? Why, the poor dear didn’t even know her license was suspended! This is a perfect example of a) the stupidity of Paris Hilton (and her lawyer) and b) the giant disconnect between Paris Hilton and reality.
I don’t think there is anywhere in the USA where one can be found guilty of an alcohol-vehicle related violation which results in probation and NOT have one’s license suspended. It’s pretty much common knowledge that if you get busted for anything involving you having had alcohol and being behind the wheel of a car, they take away your license, usually for the length of your probation or at least until you have done your time looking at gory images of drunk driving wrecks (also known as alcohol awareness classes). You could probably ask just about any Average Joe on the street what would happen in a case like that, and they would know that not getting to drive for a while is going to be a part of the punishment. Yet somehow, not only did Paris not know this little bit of common knowledge, neither did her lawyer. Even worse perhaps, her lawyer seemingly didn’t bother listening to the punishment phase of the last trial or read any of the associated paperwork afterward, which would have clearly stated the terms of the poor little rich kid’s probation, so neither of them knew her license was going to be suspended . I guess they both just thought they’d pay the money, maybe she’d have to do sit in a classroom with people she wouldn’t talk to if she was dying of thirst in the desert, and that would be that. Well … SURPRISE!
Though I do try not to think about useless celebrities like Paris Hilton enough to have an opinion about what they do with their lives, I have an opinion on this. I hope the judge throws the book at her and she has to spend at least a few nights in jail … just like any of us regular people would under the circumstances. It would do the brat good, and then she could “write” another book on the nightmare of her incarceration. If nothing else, it might give our equally useless media machine something to latch on to other than Anna Nicole Smith, which, I have to say, I have heard just about enough about at this point, and my mother might have something new to drive me to insanity with during our telephone conversations. I seriously doubt the poor dear will ever see the inside of a jail. No, there will probably be another altogether small fine, and then she will skip off into the sunset and hire a chauffeur for the duration of her probation … or find some way to get her license reinstated (that will likely require the spending of a little more money). After all, she’s not “regular people” now is she?
So there you have it, hopefully the only time I will mention poor, poor Paris on my web site. Now to get on with my usual daily routine of making coffee, feeding the furry monsters, and perhaps crawling back into bed for a while. It’s a grey and dreary morning, and the kittens and I might need a little more cuddle time. 
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4 Responses to “Poor Paris”
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If it weren’t for my mother, even I wouldn’t know anything about this darling little waif living such a hard, hard life on the mean streets of the USA.
You and I are of the same mind on this. Celebrities and politicians, any public figure in point of fact, should answer to the same laws we do. If a basketball star assaults another basketball player in the course of a game he should be arrested and, if found guilty, serve time — same as the rest of us grunts. Ms Hilton should serve the same sentence the rest of us do, celeb status or not.
Unfortunately here in America if you have enough money then you are among the privileged who live above and beyond the inequities that are considered as being too much to bear for their lifestyle.
The inequities comes not only from these people being fortunate enough to have the money to live in this manner, but the greater injustice comes from the people who allow them to get by with their mistakes. Such as the lawyers, court bailiffs, and lets not forget the honorable judges all who are empowered to make sure justice is served without prejudice.
It is a sad fact that that if you have the money for a good lawyer and the money to buy connections then it is only a matter of buying a judge and paying off a bailiff to ensure that your case ends up on the right judges docket.
There have been celebrities that did not take advantage of their status such as those who could have bought their way out of military service. Elvis, James Stewart and many others could have neglected their service. Elvis didn’t serve in a time of war, but many others did when they could have easily bought their way out.
I would guess that when all is said and done it becomes a matter of conscience no matter how much money or status you acquire.