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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 8, 2007 16:18:00 GMT -5
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Post by mbrown on Jun 8, 2007 16:35:26 GMT -5
Can you believe it? What a pathetic human being. If this is what being born super rich does to you, I'm glad to have been born in semi-poverty.
Mike
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Post by oldgaredneck on Jun 8, 2007 17:43:26 GMT -5
anybody want to take a bet she'll be back out of jail by the end of the week? Money talks - bullshit walks! I'd put her ass in the general population. No privileges for this "Miss RitchBitch"!  |
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Post by PapaVic on Jun 8, 2007 22:03:44 GMT -5
1. That "skank" is still someone's child.
2. If your child committed the exact same traffic offenses as Paris Hilton you would be in your child's corner trying to get her released to house arrest.
3. If your child had committed the exact same traffic offenses as Paris Hilton, most likely the court would've handed out fines and suspended the sentence to releave jail overcrowding.
4. The judge in the Paris Hilton case is not trying to set an example of her ... but of himself.
5. And what bugs me the most ... this case and cases like it (ie, Lindsay Lohan) are just made into pulp news fodder to distract the public from the real news ... the continued loss of American and Iraqi lives in a corrupt and failed foreign policy, the distinct threat of our invading Iran and Turkey invading Iraqi Kurdistan, gasoline price gouging and corrupt refinery operators, global warming, corporate abuse and promotion of the illegal alien invasion of our country and economy, etc.
Skank? really? Don't we have more important issues to warrant our criticism? Shame!
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Post by Alan on Jun 8, 2007 22:57:27 GMT -5
Can I call president bush a skank?  I agree that Paris is "fodder" and of no real relevance, but the greater issue with that is one of psychology on the part of the news channels, media, and the government. Regardless, if she was my daughter, i'da just backhanded her, took all her money and told her to move on. Of course if we could just get her on the right side of politics (if such a thing exists, where are all the moderates?) maybe the "children" would listen and put things right in the future. Just my opinion. Regardless, Bush is a Skank, along with 99.9% of all politicians (regardless of affiliation) F--- 'em all! |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 9, 2007 7:08:30 GMT -5
1. That "skank" is still someone's child. 2. If your child committed the exact same traffic offenses as Paris Hilton you would be in your child's corner trying to get her released to house arrest. 3. If your child had committed the exact same traffic offenses as Paris Hilton, most likely the court would've handed out fines and suspended the sentence to releave jail overcrowding. 4. The judge in the Paris Hilton case is not trying to set an example of her ... but of himself. 5. And what bugs me the most ... this case and cases like it (ie, Lindsay Lohan) are just made into pulp news fodder to distract the public from the real news ... the continued loss of American and Iraqi lives in a corrupt and failed foreign policy, the distinct threat of our invading Iran and Turkey invading Iraqi Kurdistan, gasoline price gouging and corrupt refinery operators, global warming, corporate abuse and promotion of the illegal alien invasion of our country and economy, etc. Skank? really? Don't we have more important issues to warrant our criticism? Shame!
And anyone with millions of dollars who still doesn't bother to buy herself underwear before getting out of a car and greeting the ubiquitous papparazzi with a full on crotch shot is a skank.
Oh.. AND... since you brought up how I would react if it were my child - MY kids are aware of the issues in Iraq, and Darfur, and in the US, for that matter. For all that we don't have millions of dollars, my children are brought up thinking that they should act to change things that are infinitely wrong with the world. They have sent packages to soldiers, without knowing any one of them. They have raised money for international food aid, and used their own allowances to help build wells in African nations. We work on the local Habitat for Humanity houses.
Not only is this 26 year old (hardly a child) a skank, but her parents think that's just fine. I brought it up exactly because it's a fabulous example of what's wrong with our country. |
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Post by bunkie on Jun 9, 2007 8:29:48 GMT -5
right on lg...it is what's wrong with our country today! and if it were my kid, i agree that some time in jail might snap them to. i mean, license suspended then twice being caught? give me a break! hey, lg, do you get Countryside magazine? you'd love the cover of this one...the word Countryside is all in Lavendar!!!  ) ) ) |
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Post by johno on Jun 9, 2007 12:04:41 GMT -5
This is the only forum around where I can agree with EVERYBODY!
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Post by PapaVic on Jun 9, 2007 13:37:59 GMT -5
Well ... I know it's easy to be hard on a spoiled rich heiress. My point was, what if it were your kid? So, I guess I got my answer ... some of you are blessed with wonderfully behaved children, but then if something did go awry, you'd just as soon see your kid sent to jail for what may be as simple as stupid childish behavior or possibly more complex ... like say the onset of a bipolar disorder. Okay ... whatever works for you ... brag about them when their good (pride), and banish them when they're bad (wounded pride). But I'd really like to hear your opinions AFTER it happens to your kids rather than hearing what model parent/child relationships you currently enjoy.
However, more specific to the case of Paris Hilton ... or generally regarding any other darling of the pulp media ... with all the cable news talking heads and other media lowlife BS that such cases always elicit to satisfy the prurient interests of the low brow American public, I think Americans would be better served by judges, prosecutors and sheriffs who would find a way to supress all the BS and ancillary expenses. Now the LA County taxpayers are gonna have to subsidize Ms. Hilton's housing and treatment in a mental ward for cripes sake! Surely there could've been a better way to make her pay for her violations. JMO.
BPV
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 9, 2007 21:24:15 GMT -5
When I was in college, a friend of mine was arrested for driving under the influence. She had her license suspended, and she continued to drive. She was stopped a second time, and because her dad knew the local police really well, she was released. Two months later, she was so drunk when she got behind the wheel that she got on I-84 going the wrong way, and slammed head on into a stationwagon while going 70 miles an hour. She killed herself, a mom and 2 kids. So if my kid decides driving drunk is her perogative, I hope to hell someone does lock her up. It may be the wake up call that means that I might have her for a few more years, and someone else will have their kids as well. I don't see that as banishing my child. I see it as recognition that there is a price to be paid when you break the law. I never said that I'd cut ties with a kid with a drinking problem!
By the way, who said Paris Hilton has the onset of bipolar disorder? I realize that people who are bipolar have a propensity for self-destructive behavior in certain manifestations, but there's a huge difference between a medical problem and an inflated sense of entitlement. I can't see that the former is more likely than the latter - unless she's paid some doctor to say so.
Across the board, I think we are WAY too lenient on people who are reckless with the safety of others.
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Post by Tom Akers on Jun 10, 2007 0:01:01 GMT -5
A very good friend of one of my sons had his license suspended for DUI and was caught driving with license under suspension (no drinking). He was sent to jail for 60 days, and license suspended indefinitely. He is no baby (about 33) and is really a pretty good guy (coaches church league basketball, etc.), he subsequently lost his job with the school department AND had the local paper treat him as an outlaw(front page of the local section headline). Sex offenders get less attention.
Anyhow Paris is lucky they were so lenient.
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Post by flowerpower on Jun 12, 2007 7:14:05 GMT -5
I think they should at least make her reimburse the county for her lock-up. Not that it's gonna break her, but she can definitely afford it. why should the taxpayers foot the bill? Personally, I would have had her clean the bathrooms at say Dodger Stadium.
Martha Stewart was in the general population when she was in prison. And her crimes did not put others in mortal danger. So Paris shouldn't complain about solitary. Big deal, the guards can watch her pee. Also the first time they locked her up, she did not have to submit to a cavity search. Isn't that standard procedure when you enter prison?
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Post by PapaVic on Jun 12, 2007 7:42:07 GMT -5
Just curious here, Flowerpower ...
On the one hand you seem to be saying Paris should be treated like every other prisoner and have the guards do a cavity search and watch her pee.
Then on the other hand you seem to be saying Paris should be treated differently and made to scrub toilets in Dodger Stadium and reimburse the county for her lock-up.
I'm confused as to the equitability of your viewpoint on treatment of prisoners ... or is it just "pile on Paris week?"
BPV
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 12, 2007 10:05:25 GMT -5
Okay, off of Paris' issue for a sec...
FP - I agree that people who go to jail should have to do menial labor that benefits the public in some way. Here in our county, the guys in the local county lock up have to work at the land fill, cleaning parks, taking in recyclables at the local transfer station, and all sorts of other jobs. It saves the county money, because they have a (ehem) captive workforce, and it takes the guys out of lockup, where a lot of problems can happen when they're left to their own devices. Seems to me, they should have to repay society in some way, beyond just being forcibly removed from it for awhile. (Yeah, I think chain gangs can be beneficial... I know I'll take some hits for that!)
Added bonus? They have to wear those old fashioned black and white striped prisoner jammies here, so everyone knows why they're doing the work, and they can't easily just walk away.
By the way - to Bill - I sure am sorry if I offended you. My original post was flip, although my opinion of the situation remains the same. My apologies if you were upset with me.
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Post by flowerpower on Jun 13, 2007 6:58:14 GMT -5
I just don't think that Paris should complain one bit about her sentence. It could be way worse. I'd be totally grateful if I were in her situation. I would not want to spend an hr in the general population. I'm sure the LA County Jail is no country club.
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