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Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
I wish I was rich and famous so I could do whatever I wanted.

I sincerely hope she has learned from this experience and that an innocent person doesn't end up having to pay.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Actually she is on house arrest

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
If she hadnt been Paris Hilton she would never have gotten 30 days in jail.

If she was released as they are saying for medical reasons, I am wondering if she maybe wasnt going through some sort of drug withdrawal??? Lets face it al her friends are junkies, it isnt beyond the scope.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
She can leave the house to get her mail. As a radio host said, "It's probably delivered to a club."

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
'House arrest', that satisfies me.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Scooter, that would only impress me if she was having to serve it at my house where there are no servants or swimming pool or even a dishwasher. Heck, I bet my house would fit into her bedroom.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
The parameters for house arrest are not fun. She may be able to get her mail but only during certain times

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
NT, it really doesn't have much to do with being rich and famous. Like Scoot says, for the offense and with overcrowding, unfortunately it is pretty normal in California at least to only serve a couple days (if that much!) We have a friend who just recently was given 30 days for dui. She turned herself in to the local court house one Thursday morning, set in a holding cell all day, then that night was put on the bus and taken to L.A. (maybe even the same place Paris was.) They went through the whole process of checking her in, gave her a sandwich then turned around and went through the process of checking her out, she was released that Friday morning. She never even saw the inside of a real cell. Sad thing is her story isn't all that unusual.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm sure the ankle bracelet is gonna be a bit of a fashion faux pas, too!

The thing is, she violated probation. Usually, they are less lenient with probation violators. Violating probation means it's a second offense, and is usually not taken lightly.

Part of me thinks, if she wasn't Paris Hilton, she'd have ended up serving more time. The other part of me thinks that her serving, even just a couple of days, was more to make an example of her (rich, psuedo celebs are not above the law).

I think the "medical reasons" had more to do with the fact she was having a breakdown (couldn't eat or sleep; or wouldn't?). However, if she spent her time crying in her cell, as reported, how was she able to reflect on her life, "to see what she can do to make the world better" (also as reported).

I think the part of me that thinks she got special treatment and let go early because of her "celebrity" is winning. Really, though, we'll just have to see how much she wants to make this world a better place, yes?

Anyone wanna bet what she does as soon as she loses the new ankle decorations?

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Okay, I get the overcrowding and maybe it has nothing to do with celebrity but, for heavens sake, look at what these people were arrested for in the first place. If there's no room for them in the jails, give them community service. Have Paris pick up trash or clean roadside park toilets with a toothbrush and no rubber gloves. Sure, she's done some pretty gross things on her show, so make her do this with no cameras around so that she cannot preen and profit from it.

Or better, yet, have these people do service at a hospital or rehab center helping people who have been injured by drunk drivers.

I'm sorry to rant.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
I wanna see what she does WITH the ankle decoration. REMEMBER that MARTHA figured out how to remove it whenever she felt like it... of course with the paparazzi documenting every move, she's not going to be clubbing anytime soon. LOL

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I truly believe she is going to eventually make something good out of her life. I hope she turns into a model citizen and devotes her life to philanthropy.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Well, after hearing she was only allowed three thin blankets, one of which she had to roll into a pillow, she was probably not sleeping because she didn't have a nice comfy bed with big pillows and million count sheets. I didn't sleep the one night I had to spend in a county jail when I was 18.

And she probably wasn't eating because she would not dare stoop to eat bologna.

Oops. There I go again.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I know someone who spent her time in jail doing weekends only. We'd drop her off Friday night and she'd be released Sunday morning. I think this went on for a couple of months. The whole time she was separated from the other inmates and she watched tv all weekend.

And she wasn't a celebrity, just a lousy sister.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
LOL, Vacanick!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL NT! I so totally agree! (But I wouldn't know about the not sleeping part since I never hadda spend a night in a jail.)

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
I heard a story from a Dallas cop years ago about a man who was under house arrest. They became concerned when the tracking showed that he was darting all over the house for quite a while so they went to check him out. They discovered that he had been able to remove the monitor and had put it around his cat's neck. He was nowhere to be found.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Vaca, there was a woman on the train when I used to commute to OC. I saw her every Monday morning. Turns out, she had the same "weekend sentence." I guess she really was on work furlough during the week, and served her time in San Diego's downtown jail on weekends.

Of course, to receive a work furlough, you actually have to be WORKING!!!!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Nick, we have something similar around here also called work release which IIRC was developed for dead beat dads but is used for other cases also. After all, if the dad is in jail, how can he even attempt to pay his debt. The prisoner is allowed out only to go to work and back.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
NT...as you said...years ago...they have come a long way...if you attempt to remove it they will be alerted

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I have never and would never eat bologna. So I would definitely lose weight. There is something inhumane serving food like bologna to inmates.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I can't eat bologna (not just cause I'm a veggie). I dunno though, are you sure she was fed bologna sandwiches? I thought they received chicken for dinner, eggs for b'fast, and sandwiches for lunch. And from what I recall, there is less emphasis on beef and more emphasis on chicken. Although, truly, not sure where bologna fits, since, well... ick!

ETA: I dunno about "inhumane." I mean, you're in jail. I don't think you should expect four-star chefs. And considering how expensive it is to house inmates... And well, to some folks, they may actually like that food product! :-)

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
LOL, beef bologna is a staple at my house, but I only buy the beef just like I will only buy beef franks. Travis goes through a package a week and I've not yet been reported to CPS.

During my unfortunate incarceration, I had the privilege of being served 3 meals - dinner was 2 bologna sandwiches which I gave to the old lady who was my cellie, breakfast was corn flakes and lunch was pinto beans, sausage and corn bread. There was a trustee who had a crush on me and he did bring me a piece of chocolate cake and a radio.

ETA: Costa, I do seem to remember hearing that the only meat served is chicken.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Chicken is one of the few proteins that is almost universally accepted in all diets (especially those defined by religion). It's also fairly inexpensive and easy to prepare. Which is why it's a staple, at least in California.

What I'm unclear on is whether they make concessions for vegetarians? I'm planning on never finding out firsthand, however! <snicker?>

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I would never eat bologna and I wouldnt serve it to my kid. That is just me and I wouldnt expect four star meals in jail but Bologna is just plain wrong.