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May 10, 2007

Enlivening Mundane Lives = Pardon for Breaking the Laws

Sorry it's been a while, but nothing like celebrity hijinks to bring out the vitriol. Wisely, a judge last week sentenced peroxide heiress Paris Hilton to 45 days in lock-up for a violation of her January drunk driving arrest. Most media have described Hilton as weeping and being extremely repentent, vowing that she will pay attention to everything. Now there's an online petition, which Hilton is backing, asking for a pardon because , here's the kicker, "provides hope for young people all over the US and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives".

Since when is brightening our humdrum lives grounds for pardon. A twenty-something whose major contributions to society involve the abuse of the phrase "That's hot!", the unfair and humiliating treatment of animals, flashing her ladybits and, lest we forget, the memorable "One Night in Paris"! What admirable traits for a role-model for today's yound woman!

Let's put things in perspective. If any of us mundane citizens in need of brightening were arrested for drunk driving and given probation, and then caught for breaking said probation, would the world rally around us, starting an online petition to stop us from being thrown into jail. Of course not!

Hilton's celebutante status should not influence any sort of leniency. The fact people think she should be pardoned is an insult to our justice system. Perhaps I wouldn't feel so indignant if she didn't have a record of run-ins with law enforcement and routinely has gotten away with nothing more than fines (chump change for an heiress) and probation.

I applaud the judge and prosecution for finally giving Paris a dose of the real world, a wake up call so to speak. Hilton needs to realize that looking fashionable and striking poses for the paparazzi does not entitle her to special treatment before the law.

Posted by eva on 8:06 AM | Comments (2)