I would like to answer, in more detail, a remark made by a fellow writer on this website. The writer has stated that Paris Hilton has "always received special treatment" and it is outrageous that she should be treated like everybody else.
I honestly don't get it. Why should a person who happens to be good-looking and is loaded with cash be treated like a god / goddess? It makes no sense at all. Paris Hilton has broken the law, she is by definition a criminal. Paris knew that she had violated her probation and should have expected no less.
Her drink-driving could have killed somebody. She has said that being in jail has been the hardest thing she has ever done - what all 25 days of it? So what if it's hard? Society has been robbed of her glorious presence for nearly a month - big deal! Families are robbed of their loved ones for life because of idiots like her.
Paris should be treated exactly the same as other criminals. She should receive the same counseling for her drink problems as anyone else would receive. That said, her cash will probably make sure that her counseling is extremely expensive - although I would question whether it's any more effective.
I hope Paris learns from this experience to behave less like a spoiled brat and more like a mature adult - although I doubt it. No doubt we'll soon be seeing her autobiography about her "hard time in jail" on the bookshelves. Once a writer can be found to do the job for her. This may sound cynical but I wonder whether her histrionics weren't carefully staged to enhance some kind of publicity stunt.
Celebrities being treated as some kind of superior beings is becoming quite worrying. NOBODY is above the law no matter how much money they have. NOBODY has the right to risk other peoples' lives because of their petty self-indulgences. In the UK and USA this "fame is the game" sickness has gone beyond a joke.
