Do You Feel Sorry?

Im sorry to start another thread about her, but this is such a circus, such an act, she wears sunglasses all the time during the day, she must have "forgotten" them.

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I just think it's sad people having such fun out of the misfortune of others, even if they are spoiled brats.

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DD-I'm not sure I would consider this a misfortune. It's not like she's been struck with a fatal disease, or the death of someone close to her.

She committed a crime (maybe more than one). She exudes the attitude that the rules are for someone else, not her.

I'm glad she's being made to take the punishment for the crime, as we would have to do.

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I'm not exactly rejoicing, but I'm glad to see that she's going to have to serve out her sentence. Frankly, I think it's sad that she got released because she acted like a child. This isn't sleepaway camp; you don't get to go home early because you're homesick.

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Updated On: 6/8/07 at 10:16 PM

I don't feel sorry for her. She committed a crime, she should pay for it like everyone else.

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Truth be told, I do feel a little sorry.
I don't like her, but I don't like to anyone distraught. I'm a total pushover like that.
Don't get me wrong, I wanted her to go to jail, but I wish she would take her punishment like an adult.

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Abba-she doesn't want privacy. She's lived and breathed attention - you can't all of a sudden decide you don't want it.

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I never questioned for a minute why she's famous.

I'm just glad that for once, one of the "privileged" isn't being given a pass.

Actually, that remains to be seen. I'll bet she gets out after a few more days.

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For what seems the last time, she is not being treated like everyone else, she is being held to a higher standard, and being made an example of by the Judge. Under LA County standards, if you are convicted of a non-violent crime, you are usually released after serving 10% of your sentence, do to over crowding.

I was all for her being convicted, but now she is stuck between a power play between the Sheriff and the Judge, and what I thought was impossible is now possible: I am starting to feel sorry for Paris Hilton.

DD-I can't answer for anyone else, but I am not joyous in the way of a celebration.

My reaction to this has nothing to do with the person who is Paris Hilton. Almost every single time a "celeb" breaks a law, they are given a pass. "They" don't seem to have to pay for their crimes. I am happy that for once a celeb will have to pay. It gives me a little tiny bit of faith in the justice system.

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i've been giggling gleefully through the whole thing. someone who's cultivated celebrity, who feels that their money entitles them to special treatment having to at least for a little bit see what life is like in the real world outside the protective bubble of money and family ties? i think it's great!

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Diva,

She did not appeal, and she went into the system (admittedly after having done some pretty stupid things at the hearing).

And, who puts her on the pedestal? Not me. I think she is a silly, immature child, and was OK that she was sent to prison. But at this point, she is becoming a political football between the courts and the Sheriff.

Again, I would much rather she clean some toilets or do some other humiliating task for many hours, than waste my tax dollars and resources in prison serving time far in excess of those in similar circumstances.

And query - if she is the whore, are not we her customers? The media feeds on her activities, and she sells papers. How much of this is on us for creating this monster? How much of this is on the paparazzi who follow her every move and make it almost impossible for her not to make a scene where ever she goes?

I am all for getting a pound of flesh, but it has already been extracted, and now this whole circus makes me more angry than anything.

The judge here seems to want to make sure that he makes an example of Paris - and in the process, is making her sympathetic as she becomes somewhat pathetic.

And, I too live in LA, being born an raised here, so I see plenty of self-absorbed, snobby people who think they are entitled to what they have - it is not just limited to celebrities - many lawyers, doctors, and other business men and women suffer from the same attitude.

I just feel that Paris is an easy target - and this is tantamount to shooting fish in a barrel.