Editorial: Justice for Paris Hilton
Published 12:00 am Monday, May 7, 2007
You likely heard this weekend that Paris Hilton was sentenced to serve 45 days in jail for violating her probation. She drove with a suspended license in January. It had been suspended because of an alcohol-related reckless driving case last September.
After the judge sentenced her to jail with no options for work release, furlough, alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, her lawyer said: &8220;I think she&8217;s singled out because of who she is.&8221;
Ha! That&8217;s laughable.
It seems to us and most people in America that the judge was seeking to treat her like everyone else gets treated when they violate laws.
They get punished with jail time. Quite often in Hollywood it is the celebrities who get lesser punishments because of who they are. They find ways to get around actually serving time in jail.
Hilton must go to jail by June 5. Of course, her lawyers plan to appeal.
Our hats go off to Judge Michael T. Sauer for handing down justice to a Hollywood celebrity. California needs more judges like you.
As for the spoiled little rich girl, well, she might actually get to see what &8220;the simple life&8221; is really like.