<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Winston @ Jun 9 2007, 12:19 AM) [snapback]458533[/snapback]</div> Hello, slightly offended here. We're not all nuts. Some of us are functional. The founder of Jet Blue along with many many successful individuals have ADHD. I consider myself in rather good company, thank you very much.
Judging from bits and pieces of info, it sounds as if she entered jail while on her prescription medication (sheriff saying she 'was focused and attentive') and put her Rx into storage without telling anyone about it. Or maybe she did and they just ignored her. When it wore off, she probably went bonkers (or acted like it). Jail personnel looked in her storage locker, found the prescription and, rather than deal with the situation of having to administer medication they knew nothing about, sent her home on house arrest. Imagine what would happen if she died in jail due to improper administration of this medication by her jailers (or she committed suicide because she didn't get it). It was likely SOP for anyone serving jail time for any similiar, nonviolent crime. Maybe if she was serving ten years for manslaugher, they'd have acted differently. Frankly, I can't say I blame them. She's a basket-case (and, worse, a really rich and famous one) and I wouldn't want to have to deal with her. I suspect they knew all the hoopla that would occur when they sent her home, but it also forced the judge to reiterate that he wanted her to stay in jail, putting the responsibility for anything that happens to her squarely on his shoulders. Now, if something happens to her, they can point the finger at the judge and say they were simply doing what they were ordered to do. The question is what difference her medication might have made if it had been known to the court prior to entering jail. It's possible that her lawyer had the entire scenario ready from the beginning, knowing they'd send her home after a couple of days when she began exhibiting erratic behavior and they discovered the Rx.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Jun 9 2007, 12:23 AM) [snapback]458514[/snapback]</div> That video truly is funny!
On the off chance you didn't know, that song is from the musical Avenue Q, the same place that the song The Internet is for Porn is from.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Jun 8 2007, 12:18 PM) [snapback]458208[/snapback]</div> Oh yes – she has quite a collection……
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TJandGENESIS @ Jun 8 2007, 07:36 PM) [snapback]458459[/snapback]</div> I tried to dig a Minuteman missile silo out of the ground with a pick and shovel. I've written about it elsewhere on PC but I'm too lazy to search for the thread.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Jun 9 2007, 11:36 AM) [snapback]458696[/snapback]</div> Isn't that like trying to take sand off the beach with a spoon?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jun 8 2007, 03:13 PM) [snapback]458255[/snapback]</div> Somewhere along the way, I think the judge in this case was trying to point out that you can't be rich enough to buy justice, or buy your way out of your jail term. For Paris, injustice is having to stop at a red light so the other cars can go on their green light. Don't those other people know who she is?
"Despite being placed in a special facility reserved for celebrities and police officers, Hilton completed five days before being released for unspecified health reasons, sparking severe criticism." Hilton's not so simple life. I don't suppose Paris Hilton can be blamed for behaving the way she does because she's been trained to react that way. She is only reacting to the way she's been treated her entire life. She is clueless because she has no frame of reference. She's always received special treatment. Exceptions to rules have always been made for her. She *has* no rules. I doubt she's had to meet any consequences for her behavior...ever. I'm sure Daddy has paid off whatever she's been inconsiderate or careless enough to commit. "This is not the first time that Lee Baca, the sheriff who opened the jail door for Paris Hilton, has had his judgment questioned. He's been accused of using his authority to benefit friends and supporters. Since taking office he's accepted thousands of dollars worth of freebie meals, sports tickets and trips." "The union representing deputy sheriffs demanded that Baca "put a stop to his special treatment for celebrity inmates." And county Supervisor Don Knabe said he was stunned to find out Baca released Hilton without consulting the court." "When Mel Gibson was arrested for drunken driving, the department withheld video and audio tapes of the arrest, asserting they were exempt from open-government laws. There were questions about favorable treatment for Gibson after a sheriff's spokesman initially said the arrest occurred "without incident" and made no mention of the superstar's now-notorious anti-Semitic rant." "Last year, the Los Angeles Times reported Baca put one of his closest friends on the payroll as a $105,000-a-year adviser. The newspaper also said he had accepted more than $42,000 in gifts since taking office, including some from those who do business with his department. In 2004, he took more gifts than California's other 57 sheriffs combined."Sheriff under fire in Paris Hilton case. Personally, I think her parents could have both benefited from mandatory dog training classes and a few years of dog ownership before ever being allowed to have kids. Not just the Hiltons but a LOT of parents. Maybe the right to become a parent should be licensed and part of the application should be a requirement to have owned a dog for a minimum of five years and have completed a dog training course.
What the judge should have done is not only send her back to jail, but have her parents spank her for three days straight to make up for the total lack of discipline I suspect she experienced in her upbringing. "It's not right!" Pleeaaase. Driving under the influence is reprehensible. She didn't accept her punishment for her crime by not driving after her license was revoked, and now she doesn't want to accept her punishment for ignoring the first penalty. What a brat!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Boulder Bum @ Jun 9 2007, 06:56 PM) [snapback]458861[/snapback]</div> I'm guessing that Paris would not consider three days of spanking punishment! B)
My other idea was to record and market videos of the spanking to perverts then donate the proceeds to MADD, but I restrained myself from mentioning it last time.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(huskers @ Jun 9 2007, 09:52 AM) [snapback]458708[/snapback]</div> That's what they said to the ant. But it's not the size of your tool: it's the strength of your determination.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Jun 9 2007, 07:55 PM) [snapback]458913[/snapback]</div> You do realize that if they had left you alone to continue your task....you'd still be digging today.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ZenCruiser @ Jun 8 2007, 07:56 PM) [snapback]458469[/snapback]</div> i love that word: vacuous
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jun 9 2007, 06:25 PM) [snapback]458923[/snapback]</div> No. I'd have gone home when it got dark.
Mostly I am bored by this story, except for one aspect -- PH was on parole, with a 30 month suspended suspense. What's the point of a judge handing down a sentence, if it is not carried out ?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Jun 9 2007, 05:55 PM) [snapback]458913[/snapback]</div> And what a world this would be if all those guys with guns, Hummers and cordless electric drills only understood that! MB
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(EricGo @ Jun 9 2007, 07:52 PM) [snapback]458966[/snapback]</div> There is no point to the entire "justice" system. Except to create profits for the prison industry.