# Paris goes free! WTF?! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 7, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120 "2007-06-07T14:44:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/1 "2007-06-07T14:44:39Z")
Way to go Justice System. Nice to know a spoiled bitch gets treated differently only because she’s not used to it. I don’t have much more to say than this. Here’s the story… > **[Paris Hilton -- Free Woman](https://www.tmz.com/2007/06/07/paris-hilton-free-woman/)** > > TMZ has learned that Paris Hilton has not only had her sentence cut short, she is already out of jail! So she’s getting on house arrest. What a fucking joke ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/2 "2007-06-07T14:46:25Z")
But… She didn’t like the food! Where’s your sense of compassion, man? Mean-hearted sunofabitch. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/3 "2007-06-07T14:47:23Z")
I have no rich, skinny, overprivileged dog in this fight, but the TMZ entry also says this: “She was originally sentenced to 45 days in jail, but that was reduced to 23. **She served a total of five days – the normal stay for a violation of this kind**.” Maybe that influenced the outcome, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/4 "2007-06-07T14:52:11Z")
Yeah, that wasn’t a publicity stunt or anything. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/5 "2007-06-07T15:01:36Z")
Maybe now they can release the kid who got 10 years for a consensual blowjob for “medical reasons.” I hear blue balls can be quite painful. Way to go in convincing me that the justice system is even more pathetically unjust and ridiculous than before. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/6 "2007-06-07T15:02:14Z")
If I saw Paris dying while wrapped in burning plastic, I might laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/7 "2007-06-07T15:04:13Z")
I am utterly speechless. This is really pathetic. Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/8 "2007-06-07T15:07:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Whitmore says he cannot release details about Paris’ “medical issue” due to confidentiality, but said that medical officials “constantly examined” her while she was in jail I smell a Skinemax deal! ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/9 "2007-06-07T15:08:11Z")
Paris Hilton, the new Bobby Sands. Actually, I don’t think I would eat a jail bologna sandwich either. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/10 "2007-06-07T15:10:37Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] Paris Hilton, the new Bobby Sands. Actually, I don’t think I would eat a jail bologna sandwich either. [/QUOTE] I was arrested once (too long a story, let’s just say, civil disobedience); I didn’t eat it either and I knew what it was. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/11 "2007-06-07T15:11:20Z")
What’s the over-under on how long it is till she violates house arrest? “I didn’t realize house arrest meant I had to stay home! And if I did, I didn’t realize it applied to _me_! I just want to be treated fair. You bunch of meanies!” ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/12 "2007-06-07T15:15:21Z")
It’s good to have money and connections. It’s hard to conclude that she didn’t get preferential treatment here. If Paris wanted to clear anything about her name and start over, she’d have refused the early release. Then again, what human fucking being would want to spend MORE time in jail if they let them out? It’s really a no-win situation for Paris, but it’s self-imposed and she completely deserves it for her “crimes”. (“Crimes” in quotes if you want to have them there for the traffic violations she had. I originally had them out, but it sounded too encompassing. Ah, I’ll shut up now.) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/13 "2007-06-07T15:16:25Z")
[QUOTE=Frank] What’s the over-under on how long it is till she violates house arrest? [/QUOTE] I’ll place my bet on 6:14pm, PDT. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/14 "2007-06-07T15:20:51Z")
Huzzah! Paris is free!! Er, well, sort of… she does have to stay home for the next 40 days. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/15 "2007-06-07T15:21:52Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] Huzzah! Paris is free!! Er, well, sort of… she does have to stay home for the next 40 days. [/QUOTE] And is that really a punishment? I’m sure her home is like a small city. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/16 "2007-06-07T15:26:27Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I’ll place my bet on 6:14pm, PDT. [/QUOTE] You silly…debutantes don’t come out until 10:00 pm. Duh! Helloooo, it’s like… NIGHTLIFE, dude! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/17 "2007-06-07T15:26:40Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] “She was originally sentenced to 45 days in jail, but that was reduced to 23. **She served a total of five days – the normal stay for a violation of this kind**.” Maybe that influenced the outcome, I don’t know. [/QUOTE] I wouldn’t know, but I really doubt it’s normal for someone to be sentenced to 23 days and serve five. Wouldn’t she have just been sentenced to five days? ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/18 "2007-06-07T15:30:40Z")
Apparently, we aren’t allowed to know what the medical reason was for privacy reasons, which I suppose is fair enough. But I’d really like to know. Really really like to know. Because it’s my impression that poor people can pretty much get prison shanked in the kidney and still not get let out for “medical reasons.” So what’s the deal here? ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/19 "2007-06-07T15:33:46Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] I wouldn’t know, but I really doubt it’s normal for someone to be sentenced to 23 days and serve five. Wouldn’t she have just been sentenced to five days? [/QUOTE] Its actually pretty common for non violent offenders, many county lockups do not have the room to keep people so they release some low risk folks to make room for newer low risk who have done no time or violent types who probably should be kept off the street as long as possible. Several of my cow-orkers back in my warehouseing days were regular “guests of the county” and rarely did more than 50% of their sentenced time. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120/20 "2007-06-07T15:34:08Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] You silly…debutantes don’t come out until 10:00 pm. Duh! Helloooo, it’s like… NIGHTLIFE, dude! [/QUOTE] This is a sad commentary on my social life. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-goes-free-wtf/407120.md?page=2)