Paris Hilton is going back to Jail and the Sheriff that let her out is being held on Contempt of Court

[megamania500]

it sucks that miserable people with no lives or clue of how the detention system works wanna see a person posing little to zero threat to society suffer so much just cause she's a baller

Posing no threat to society? Last I recall, drunk drivers have been known to pose potentialy very large threats to both other drivers and pedestrians alike.

People who CLAIM to know how the detention system works must realize that in this case, not only was the defendant charged with driving under suspension (which is usually a charge that carries a fine and little, if any, jail time), but also, because of that charge, she violated her probation.

Now, judges take several factors into consideration when deciding what the sentencing should be. Paris Hilton not only kept driving, despite her license being suspended, but didn't go to her driving classes as she was ordered to by the court.
The fact that she didn't attend her driving classes should have, in itself, been a violation to her probation. She was caught once driving and given a warning. She had to be caught a second time before the courts did anything about it.

So they have let her slide up until now.

Maybe the judge was able to see that Paris, with her wealth, fame, and family influence, considered the charges and the consequences that they brought to be beneath her, and she belittled the law and court orders by not attending her classes and continuing to drive.

Maybe the judge knew that if Paris got her way, and got to go home despite what the court says, she would, in her mind, see that she is indeed above the law, unlike the commoners who are sitting in jail.

So maybe the judge knew that with this type of thinking in her head, it would be just a matter of time before she saw that getting behind the wheel while drinking was no big deal, because despite the legal courts being the entity to answer to when breaking the law, she did get her way, as she probably does with everything else, when dealing with the courts and the legal system over this matter.

So maybe the judge decided that instead of giving her a break, as she was expecting because of who she was, he did what he had to do so maybe, just maybe, she will think twice before deciding to get behind the wheel while drunk. Because drunk driving brings not only a suspended license, but also probation. And if your caught driving with a suspended license while on probation, there will be legal consequences such as 23 days in jail.

Oh, wait now. People who don't take the legal consequences of drunk driving serious are considered to be "a person posing little to zero threat to society".

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that.


-And to me, this isn't about Paris Hilton. Its about a wealthy, famous person getting pampered by the courts because of their status. I don't give a crap about Paris Hilton.

 

[velvett]

LOL@ " medicial condition".

Wanna bet that the medical condition is that she's in withdrawl from "luxury" and "5 star room service".

herpes outbreak

 

[Spartacus]

"That L.A. City Attorney [Rocky Delgadillo] is a joke. Three days in isolation for a person like Paris is more than enough. What you can't do is waste taxpayer money so a bunch of people can get their rocks off."

 

[GoldenDelicious]

what a bunch of haters omg

i hope she runs away from america

straight to australia

so i can try picking her up

 

[jnevin]

Posing no threat to society? Last I recall, drunk drivers have been known to pose potentialy very large threats to both other drivers and pedestrians alike.

People who CLAIM to know how the detention system works must realize that in this case, not only was the defendant charged with driving under suspension (which is usually a charge that carries a fine and little, if any, jail time), but also, because of that charge, she violated her probation.

Now, judges take several factors into consideration when deciding what the sentencing should be. Paris Hilton not only kept driving, despite her license being suspended, but didn't go to her driving classes as she was ordered to by the court.
The fact that she didn't attend her driving classes should have, in itself, been a violation to her probation. She was caught once driving and given a warning. She had to be caught a second time before the courts did anything about it.

So they have let her slide up until now.

Maybe the judge was able to see that Paris, with her wealth, fame, and family influence, considered the charges and the consequences that they brought to be beneath her, and she belittled the law and court orders by not attending her classes and continuing to drive.

Maybe the judge knew that if Paris got her way, and got to go home despite what the court says, she would, in her mind, see that she is indeed above the law, unlike the commoners who are sitting in jail.

So maybe the judge knew that with this type of thinking in her head, it would be just a matter of time before she saw that getting behind the wheel while drinking was no big deal, because despite the legal courts being the entity to answer to when breaking the law, she did get her way, as she probably does with everything else, when dealing with the courts and the legal system over this matter.

So maybe the judge decided that instead of giving her a break, as she was expecting because of who she was, he did what he had to do so maybe, just maybe, she will think twice before deciding to get behind the wheel while drunk. Because drunk driving brings not only a suspended license, but also probation. And if your caught driving with a suspended license while on probation, there will be legal consequences such as 23 days in jail.

Oh, wait now. People who don't take the legal consequences of drunk driving serious are considered to be "a person posing little to zero threat to society".

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that.


-And to me, this isn't about Paris Hilton. Its about a wealthy, famous person getting pampered by the courts because of their status. I don't give a crap about Paris Hilton.

I'm with you. I don't care about her, it's the principle.

 

[nimbus]

Posing no threat to society? Last I recall, drunk drivers have been known to pose potentialy very large threats to both other drivers and pedestrians alike.

People who CLAIM to know how the detention system works must realize that in this case, not only was the defendant charged with driving under suspension (which is usually a charge that carries a fine and little, if any, jail time), but also, because of that charge, she violated her probation.

Now, judges take several factors into consideration when deciding what the sentencing should be. Paris Hilton not only kept driving, despite her license being suspended, but didn't go to her driving classes as she was ordered to by the court.
The fact that she didn't attend her driving classes should have, in itself, been a violation to her probation. She was caught once driving and given a warning. She had to be caught a second time before the courts did anything about it.

So they have let her slide up until now.

Maybe the judge was able to see that Paris, with her wealth, fame, and family influence, considered the charges and the consequences that they brought to be beneath her, and she belittled the law and court orders by not attending her classes and continuing to drive.

Maybe the judge knew that if Paris got her way, and got to go home despite what the court says, she would, in her mind, see that she is indeed above the law, unlike the commoners who are sitting in jail.

So maybe the judge knew that with this type of thinking in her head, it would be just a matter of time before she saw that getting behind the wheel while drinking was no big deal, because despite the legal courts being the entity to answer to when breaking the law, she did get her way, as she probably does with everything else, when dealing with the courts and the legal system over this matter.

So maybe the judge decided that instead of giving her a break, as she was expecting because of who she was, he did what he had to do so maybe, just maybe, she will think twice before deciding to get behind the wheel while drunk. Because drunk driving brings not only a suspended license, but also probation. And if your caught driving with a suspended license while on probation, there will be legal consequences such as 23 days in jail.

Oh, wait now. People who don't take the legal consequences of drunk driving serious are considered to be "a person posing little to zero threat to society".

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that.


-And to me, this isn't about Paris Hilton. Its about a wealthy, famous person getting pampered by the courts because of their status. I don't give a crap about Paris Hilton.

"Oh, wait now. People who don't take the legal consequences of drunk driving serious are considered to be "a person posing little to zero threat to society".

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. "

people who put paragraphs like the above in their arguments come off as middle aged, pms-ing women. lololol you argue like my mom!


violating probation by driving on a suspended does not pose a threat to anyone. drunk driving is irrelevant; that was the past and i doubt she'll do it again.

getting out of an overcrowded jail early is not special treatment. i know people with multiple dui's who have yet to do more than a weekend in jail.

nobody cares about the justice system for driving offenses. don't kid yourself. people just wanna see celebs they hate/are envious of behind bars.

 

[covergrl80]

That bitch is a cry baby. I mean think about it...Little Kim did a year, no problem and even Martha Stewart did it. This chic thinks she is princess.

Cry me a river.......

 

[velvett]

I think the judge is beginning to look like he has a personal vendetta. Holding the cop in contempt makes him look biased.

How so?
The sheriff released Paris without filing a motion to have Paris placed on house arrest, the motion which the Sheriff told the Judge he would file, the very same motion that the Judge said he would deny based on his original court order that stated:

No work release
No weekends
No electronic devices
No city jail

L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed paperwork demanding a hearing before Judge Michael Sauer to determine why the Sheriff's Department allowed Paris to get out of jail when the judge had expressly ordered her to serve out her entire sentence.

The prosecutor, Dan Jeffries, who is also pissed at the Sheriff, accused the Sheriff of "assuming all three roles of the criminal justice system," claiming "Sheriff Lee Baca is interpreting the law all by himself."

^ Looks like the Judge isn't the only person not pleased.


It's not like she didn't have control over her situation, if she had refrained from driving through her probation and not violate that probation multiple times she wouldn't be in this situation. It is her, her family's and those that are on the Hilton's bank roll, sense of entitlement that got her here in the first place.

Is the Judge making an example of her - yes and no - yes because he has the balls not to tip toe around her "status" and no because her "punishments" have all been what the common folk would receive.

Had Robert Downey Jr been shown special treatment during his row of prison time he'd likely be dead by now.

That said, I don't envy her position and I imagine some 6 weeks in a steel and cement box may truly lead her to her "nervous breakdown" but life lessons aren't always easy or over quickly.

Martha did her time as did Lil' Kim - Paris will too.

 

[Lumberg]

Re: Paris Hilton is going back to Jail and the Sheriff that let her out is being held

Well, I'm pretty sure the judge in this case, as well as the prosecuting attorney know the law, also (Dog and Beth Chapman certainly don't, as seen in that article!), which is why they are outraged by the sheriffs move, hauling Paris back to court, and considering charging the sheriff with contempt of court.

The sheriff should be charged. The sheriff is part of the "executive branch" of the law. He cannot make decisions about how someone's sentence should be played out. In this case, he decided that an inmate could do home detention despite what the judge ordered. Normally, in order for an inmate to go from jail to home detention they must get that approved as a stipulation of their sentence. Their attorney may suggest it, the prosecuting attorney may or may not suggest it. But the judge himself decides whether or not someone is granted home detention.

A sheriff where the inmate is jailed does not have the authority to grant home detention. That would be an example of a member of the "executive branch" of the law crossing the line into the "judicial branch" of the law. And the Constitution makes sure this does not happen, because it otherwise would grant too much power to a single entity.

Awesome. How does a bill become a law again?

 

[Lumberg]

Re: Paris Hilton is going back to Jail and the Sheriff that let her out is being held

it sucks that miserable people with no lives or clue of how the detention system works wanna see a person posing little to zero threat to society suffer so much just cause she's a baller

you got a reaal purdy mouth....