Posted on 06/08/2007 12:23:57 PM PDT by pabianice
I feel sorry for her too. I think the judge has a wild burr, too, or maybe grandiose plans to be Attorney General or something.
> as a lawyer, I can advise you that you are not considering the facts.
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> For a violation of DUI/DWI probation by driving while your license is suspended for that same DUI/DWI sentence, 45 days is NOT that dramatic or a departure. Given the multiple violaitons, I am surprised she did not get 60 days.
Ummmm... I think we are arguing the same side here? In #502 I have said:
>> If it is anything less than 45 days in the clink for recidivist scofflaw behavior, then I conclude that your legal friends and you are a large part of the problem with modern society.
I too am surprised that she didn’t get substantially more than 45 days — and delighted that she got all of that much at least.
I’ve asked the question of LVHitman what he thinks would be fair, given that he believes the Courts have dealt with the hapless felon Paris Hilton too harshly.
> While we may argue about this case, the fact is your observations would have to be implemented at the legislative level in order to be equal to all.
I agree that the cat o’nine tails sentencing guidlines I proposed in #502 would probably require legislation to be carried out. It would certainly deter the felon from wearing cute strapless numbers with plunging backlines for a wee while...
*DieHard*
With those quotes, we can all see that she’s a brain trust in her own, individual right.
*sigh*
DUI Sept 2006
Driving on a suspended Jan. 15 2007
Driving on a suspended AGAIN Feb 27 2007
That’s what I think, too. Some Glory-seeking judge trying to make a name for himself by appealing to all the other law-breakers who don’t get out early.
She should have gone through this phase at 3 years old. This is what a spoiled adult looks like, and it's not pretty.
I’m not missing Leno tonight.
Sorry but the law applies to Paris Hilton too. Just because there are miscarriages of justice doesn’t mean she should get off. She broke the law. Knowingly. There are too many on FR that seem to think she’s being persecuted. Hogwash.
I told my husband the same thing after I had heard she was released to "house arrest."
Not Sheriff Baca. He must have had a darn good reason to do what he did, because he has a reputation as a hard ass.
Compare crybaby Paris with Martha Stewart. It could be argued that Martha was punished much too severely, and yet she handled her bad situation with tremendous grace.
LOL. There are well over 11,000 “views” on this thread with about 550 comments as of this moment (and these numbers will increase). I find this interesting and disturbing on any number of levels.
Actually, so do I. But what disturbs me the most is Freepers who think she shouldn’t be held accountable.
That’s funny, I could be mistaken, as I haven’t read all of the comments, but from what I have read, that doesn’t seem to be a problem.
...and yet you return.
“Not Sheriff Baca. He must have had a darn good reason to do what he did, because he has a reputation as a hard ass.” Actually, if the talking heads on Fox are accurate, he has been described as having a pattern of “celebrity worship.”
across the USA i with certainty predict at least 1/3 have done video tests for their own TV show or commentary shows or news reader audition tape.
In LA? the number might be higher.
That’s how I got into this thread. I saw that some thought she was being treated unfairly when I had read the other day that she knowingly drove on a suspended. One poster called her a mistreated “china doll”. Unnnngh! Feel sorry for Scooter. He deserves it.
I’d venture a guess that this is the first “fair” thing to ever happen to Miss Hilton.
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