Friday, June 08, 2007

Hard time?

So Paris Hilton is out of jail after a measley 72 hours of confinement. If you don't know this, and I really can't see how that's possible as it's plastered over the news every 5 seconds (that in and of itself very distrubing), she was supposed to serve like 23 days, down from the original 45 or so days for violating her probation like 3 times or so. Now I think it's horrible that the Average Joe off the street would be in jail in a heartbeat for a full term if they had done any of the above (drinking and driving, violating probation once, twice or three times a lady), but because she has money, by virtue of her parents having gobs of money, she was let loose with a slap on the wrist. Society as a whole is more than just a little screwed up as the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and our justice system can't handle the most mundane of tasks such as keeping someone who is supposed to be in jail, well in jail. I know I should not care about a person who does not contribute positively in anyway to society. But seeing the double standard of justice for the rich and famous got me a bit steamed. Who's with me?