If Paris Hilton was a Redhead would she have been released?

LOS ANGELES - After only three days behind bars, Paris Hilton traded a 12-by-8-foot cell for her 2,700-square-foot Hollywood Hills home when she was released early Thursday because of an unspecified medical condition.

Hilton will be under home confinement, wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, for the remaining 40 days of her sentence for violating probation in a reckless driving case.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19091578/

Sheesh, I knew she would get out of it some how. If you have enough money and name power, you get what you want eventually.

I am certain that her unspecified medical condition would do better with her in prison rather than having her medicate it in the privacy of her home.

yeah, I think 'rich' is more important than 'blonde' in this instance: plenty of poor blonds in prison.

wow she's got a good lawyer. very well executed and planned :)

LOS ANGELES (Map, News) - The judge who sentenced Paris Hilton to jail and the prosecutor who pressed for her incarceration objected Thursday to her early release for an unspecified medical condition.

"The judicial process may have been improperly circumvented in this case," said City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo. "This explanation is puzzling. Los Angeles County jail medical facilities are well-equipped to deal with medical situations involving inmates."
http://www.examiner.com/a-769114~Prosecutor__judge_object_to_Hilton_s_early_release_from_jail.html

Just had breaking news on our news here. Apparently Ms Hilton has been ordered to appear before the judge on Monday to decide if her early release was justified.

Outrage: Sharpton Bashes Paris Transfer

THURSDAY JUNE 07, 2007
By Tim Nudd

The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a rebuke to the California justice system for allowing Paris Hilton to leave jail and serve her sentence at home, saying the move reveals a dangerous double standard.

"This early release gives all the appearances of economic and racial favoritism that is constantly cited by poor people and people of color," the civil-rights leader and president of National Action Network said Thursday, according to the Drudge Report. "There are any number of cases of people who handle being incarcerated badly and even have health conditions that are not released."

Sharpton said he has "nothing but empathy for Ms. Hilton," pointing out that he appeared with her on Saturday Night Live in 2003. But he said the decision to transfer her from a Los Angeles County prison to her own home, where she will be under house arrest, is unconscionable.

"I have served several sentences for civil rights and civil disobedience actions and I even fasted, which caused health concerns to prison authorities who paid for a doctor to come see me daily rather than release me," Sharpton said. "This act smacks of the double standards that many of us raise."

Sharpton was not alone in condemning Hilton's transfer, as many pundits took to the cable-news shows Thursday afternoon to voice their outrage over the decision.

Even the women of The View weighed in on the move Thursday morning. While Elisabeth Hasselbeck said she found it "disgusting," Barbara Walters said, "I'm happy for Paris and I'm happy for her family" and guest host Lorraine Bracco admitted, "I'm so conflicted."

The studio audience, however, was unanimous. When Walters said, "I ask you very quickly, raise hands or shout out: Are you glad that Paris Hilton is reassigned to her home?" the crowd shouted in unison, "No!" Asked Walters, "Do you think it was the right thing to do?" Again: "No!" (See the video below.)

One man who did not seem upset in the least, however, was boxing promoter Don King. According to TMZ.com, King called the Web site's offices on Thursday morning to say he was "ecstatic" about the news. "I love Paris Hilton, and I'm just delighted, ecstatic that she's out of jail," King says in the audio message. King said he has not met Hilton, but he knows her family, and he said the heiress is "what America is all about – people that stand out from the crowd."

King added that he is looking forward to giving Hilton a hug and "telling her I love her."

oh look...yet another thing that Sharpton has stuck his nose into...go figure

I bet Paris is just so looking forward to getting that hug too!

oh well, just me

I think the hug is from Don King, actually... perhaps even scarier than one from the Reverend Al.

And in a related story, the Muppet Mafia does not seem to be happy over this turn of events.

Will she stay or will she go?

Hours after Paris Hilton was sprung from jail and placed under house arrest for an unspecified "medical condition," the Los Angeles City's Attorney's Office wants to send her back.

Prosecutors filed court papers Thursday evening with the judge who originally sentenced the heiress to 45 days in jail requesting that the country sheriff's department return her to custody and that the department show cause as to why it shouldn't be held in contempt of court for letting her go, or "reassigning" her, in the first place. (Read the order here.)

In response, the Sheriff's Department has been ordered to bring Hilton to court Friday at 9 a.m. for a hearing on the matter.

With the approval of Sheriff Lee Baca, Hilton was released from the Century Regional Detention Facility shortly after midnight, fitted with a monitoring ankle bracelet and ordered confined to her 2,700-square-foot Hollywood Hills home for the next 40 days.

While she's still technically being punished, the move caused an immediate outcry by everyone from The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck to L.A. city officials who perceived the sheriff's actions as an affront to the justice system, especially since Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer had specifically ordered that the Simple Life star not be given alternative custody or electronic monitoring.

City attorney spokesman Nick Velasquez said earlier Thursday that the office had been "inundated with calls and emails form people," with "100 percent of them" angry about Hilton's release.

L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo said today that he was "extremely troubled" by the sheriff's decision and had asked his prosecutors to "immediately explore all possible legal options to ensure that the law is being applied equally and justly in this case."

Meanwhile, sheriff's department spokesman Steve Whitmore told KNBC-TV that the contempt accusation "appears to be another Rocky Delgadillo press stunt."

"We've examined documents and will respond accordingly in court," he said.

Steve Remige, president of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, told KNBC that the system definitely worked in Hilton's favor.

"It appears that in Los Angeles County, if you are a wealthy individual or famous individual, that you are getting preferential treatment in the county jail system, in the county criminal system," Remige said.

Although the exact terms of her in-house confinement are unknown—who's allowed to visit, whether she can entertain, etc.—most people are figuring that whatever goes on is going to be a pretty posh alternative to spending the next 19 days in a county lockup.

Hilton was supposed to serve 23 days at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, for violating her probation on a drunken driving charge by driving several times with a suspended license.

"This makes a mockery of due process, and you're dealing with a spoiled brat, acting out to get her way instead of serving her time as was adjudicated by the courts," L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich told reporters. "She should pay the consequences for her actions and what's happened—she's now going home to her estate."

Which, according to a close childhood pal of Hilton's, will be abuzz tonight with friends and family to welcome her home.

"It's just friends and hanging out and giving her hugs and kisses and stuff like that, so I hope that I can be a part of it, but we'll see," Caroline D'Amore told E! News' Samantha Harris, adding that she had been trying to reach Hilton since Wednesday night but that the socialite's text messaging and voicemail inboxes were full.

A source told OK! magazine, however, that, in light of Hilton's pending court date, all gatherings are off.

D'Amore also said that she understood why Hilton reportedly had such a hard time of it behind bars, however brief her stay.

"One of my dearest friends was in jail for 24 hours," she told Harris. "Called me crying hysterically, said it was one of the worst, most vile, disgusting things on the planet…She was a changed person, and she was only there for 24 hours."

A source told People that Hilton, who was visited by her psychiatrist during her short stint in jail, was crying all the time and, unable to sleep, appeared exhausted and unkempt.

Various media outlets reported seeing Kathy and Rick Hilton arrive at their daughter's West Hollywood residence today, with Kathy Hilton telling Extra they were "happy to have her home."

In a statement released earlier today, Hilton said: "I am going to serve the remaining 40 days of my sentence. I have learned a great deal from this ordeal and hope that others have learned from my mistakes."

Paris may be sent back to jail today just because of who she is and the public outrage. If she were like you and me she would be out by now due to overcrowding of the prisons in california and due to her not a danger to society crime.

another celebrity was released after 24 hours for the same crime a couple of months ago. Yet not Paris. Why? Because the prosecutor and judge want to seem like heros for being harsh with this Paris who to the public is a coddled rich kid. Is that Fair. Is she being punished for being coddled and rich OR for her real crime?

I thought her sentence was way to harsh and was done to prove to society that the courts can be harsh with celebrities. Which in my mind is nothing sort of grandstanding by the judge and prosecutor to the public.

Big smile.

og

I don't agree. She was given a sentence and put on parole. She broke her parole. Those who break their parole usually receive another harsher sentence as punishment. If she hadn't thought herself above the law like many others who break parole, then she wouldn't be in this situation now.

I disagree with you Amelia.

Paris has been sent back to prison for the FULL 45 days. Why because the judge was angry at the sherrif for releasing Paris dispite the fact the law gives the sherrif that right to oversee his own jail. It was a power struggle to see who has the more power with Paris in the center.

Now if the jail is full and her cell needs to be used will she be released. I doubt it because of what the press will say.

I know all about high profile cases. My brother in law was inprisoned for a crime he did not do. WHY Politics. He was an out of state person from California doing business in SW Virgina and he was an easy fall guy. Someone had to pay for the hospital going bankrupt and although my sister proved that My brother in law actually made money for the hospital someone had to pay and my Brother in law went to prison for five years. He appealed but was told because his case was such a high profile case his case was denied for political reasons. All appeals were denied for various reasons but the lawyers told him it was for political reasons.

Justice??? There is no justice in many cases for rich or poor in america.

I will hasten to add that in most cases justice is served. However when emotions run high as in this case justice is never served. The judge would have been better off to let another judge judge Paris as he was to angry with the sherif and Paris Hiltions release to be fair and inpartial.

Oh Well ... we can now all give a big sigh of relief that she is back in Jail. But just for the moment. I am sure she will have her high powered lawyers back trying to make a mess of things.

The Sheriff had NO business letting her go against the judges orders when UCLA medical center has a contract to treat inmates in Jail. How much better treatment can you get than UCLA ???

What a shame that she was yelling and screaming at the judge and crying for her Mommy. Sad.

The justice system isn't perfect in the US. I have gotten caught in it myself. Luckly in my case all charges were dismissed but it took over 18 months and $3,000 - and I got off cheap.

Yet, compared to many other parts of the world, are justice system is pretty fair.

It is reported on Fox that the averge person rich poor or white black hispanic or asian is to serve 10 percent of their time for a misdemeaner. Paris by that estimate should have served 4 or 5 days on average. BUT because she is a celebrity and the judge is trying to make it seem he is harsh on celebrities and will not let them get off easy is going harder on Paris.

Also it is reported that the sheriff had the authority to release ANY person in his custody that was not in prison for a felony for any reason he deemed neccessary wither medical or for overcrowding. He should have just outright released her but he put a bracelet on her and ordered her to serve her time at home which is what the juged ordered not to happen.

IF the sheriff had just outright released Paris then the judge would have no recourse as the sherrif would have been within his rights as the administator of the jail.

Again Paris is being punished for being rich and just a spoilt brat NOT because she violated her perole. Is this fair. Is this justice?

Get off your emotions against Paris and rich people and look at this from a fair and UNBIASED viewpoint people.

Fox reports that the sheriff should have just released Paris. Then he would have been with his right. By putting the bracelet on he violated the judges orders.

Yes no one will deny that Paris has the mentality of a child and a spoilt one at that. But is she going to prison for that or because of her crime.

It is also reported on Fox that Others who violated their parole for the SAME offense as paris did not go to jail or were sentenced to Jail. The usual punishment is to extend their license suspension or have their car taken away or both.

So it would appear the judge is not being fair to Paris Hilton but is making judgements based on his anger in this case. Anger over being overruled by the sheriff and Hilton acting like a child etc. Still you cannot punish Paris for that. This makes it likely the lawyers will appeal this punishment to the court of appeals and will likely win because of that. Then the judge will be the one who will be trying to defend his actions on TV.

You are not understanding the justice system correctly.

Once you are sentenced ... you are punished or at least not rewarded for your childish yelling and crying. For each day that Paris has good behaviour ... her sentence is reduced by a day. But for each time she yells and screams ... she has to serve that day with no reductions.

So ... she will suffer more for acting like a child.

Then obviously you have not heard the latest.

The sheriff has confirmed Paris will only serve 23 days NOT the 45 days.

Also she has a medical illness condition for which she was taking medication but the jail was not informed of that and therefore her mental condition was very poor as result and getting worse. The Sheriff read the judges ruling which said that the Sheriff has the authority to release ANYONE on a misdeanor charge he deems is neccessary to release for ANY reason the sheriff deams fit. However it appears the judge wanted to make an example of Paris Hiltion so the Sheriff will abide by that and not realease Paris until the 23 day sentence is finished. However Paris is in the medical jail and will stay there until her mental condition stablizes.

So Paris will NOT serve 45 days even if she does act like a child BECAUSE that was a result of her mental illness and by law we cannot punish a person for screaming at a judge because of mental illness.

So you are not aware of our judicial system or how it works. Keep up to date on the news and you will sound more intelligent in your posting.

Yes ... once a mental illness is documented there are different rules. That would not be considered childish behavior that is called mental illness if her behavior is directly attributed to the mental illness as it apparently has.

Fortuneately for Paris her condition is treatable. Within a couple of days she will be stablized and if she takes her medication she should be fine.

However the fact remains that the judge is singling out Paris Hiltion for a harsher sentence than the average person with her EXACT charges would be. Is this Fair? I think not.

Paris Hilton Is Ordered Back to Jail

By SHARON WAXMAN
Published: June 8, 2007

LOS ANGELES, June 8 — The national obsession with celebrity collided head-on with the more serious issue of the equal application of justice on Friday, as a judge sent the socialite Paris Hilton back to jail some 36 hours after she was released for an unspecified medical problem.

Nick Ut/Associated Press

Paris Hilton on her way to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Friday.

Judge Michael T. Sauer ordered Ms. Hilton to serve out the remainder of her sentence in a county lock-up after the city attorney, whose office had prosecuted the heiress, filed a petition asking that the sheriff’s department be held in contempt or explain why it had released her with an ankle monitor on Thursday, after she had served just five days.

Ms. Hilton had been sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. With time off for good behavior, she had been expected to serve 23.

Ms. Hilton, 26, wearing no makeup and with her hair disheveled, sobbed and screamed, “Mom, this isn’t right,” as she was taken from the packed courtroom by deputies.

It was a rare moment in this star-filled city, where badly behaving celebrities can seemingly get away with anything — or at least D.U.I. But Ms. Hilton, for all her money and celebrity, seems to have been caught between battling arms of the legal justice system here, with prosecutors and Judge Sauer determined to make a point by incarcerating her, only to have the sheriff’s office let her go.

“She’s a pawn in a turf fight right now,” said Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. “It backfired against her because she’s a celebrity. She got a harsher sentence because she was a celebrity. And then when her lawyer found a way out of jail, there was too much public attention for it to sit well with the court.”

The struggle between the judge and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, which runs the jail, incited indignation far beyond the attention normally paid to a minor criminal matter.

Judicial and police officials here said they were inundated with calls from outraged citizens and curious media outlets from around the country and beyond. The Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist and media fixture, decried Ms. Hilton’s release as an example of “double standards,” where consideration was given to a pampered rich girl that would never be accorded an average inmate.

Even the presidential candidate John Edwards found himself drawn into the debate. When asked about Ms. Hilton’s release on Thursday he said, “Without regard to Paris Hilton, we have two Americas and I think what’s important is, it’s obvious that the problem exists.”

California has been struggling to comply with a federal order to ease overcrowding in its jails and prisons, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has for the past year implemented a program of early release. But that has frustrated prosecutors who believe that early release undermines their efforts to punish those found to have broken the law.

At a news conference on Friday, Mr. Baca said, “The special treatment appears to be her celebrity status. She got more time in jail.” Under the normal terms of the early release program, he said, Ms. Hilton would not have served “any time in our jail.”

The city attorney whose office prosecuted Ms. Hilton’s case, Rocky Delgadillo, said preferential treatment had led to her being sent home with an ankle bracelet. In the original order sentencing Ms. Hilton to jail, the judge had specifically stated that Ms. Hilton would not be allowed a work furlough, work release or an electronic monitoring device in lieu of jail time.

“We cannot tolerate a two-tiered jail system where the rich and powerful receive special treatment,” Mr. Delgadillo said after learning of the release.

In a news conference on Friday afternoon, Mr. Baca said that Ms. Hilton “had a serious medical condition,” though he declined to say what it was. He said, “This is evidence that this lady has severe problems.” But, he added, “The criminal justice system should not make a football out of Miss Hilton’s status.”

In a scene that seemed a strange parody of O. J. Simpson’s low-speed chase more than a decade ago, news cameras from across the country followed a police cruiser containing Ms. Hilton as it drove slowly down from her home to Superior Court Friday .

continued....

Good!

Everywhere I have read on the internet is crude remarks about what people wish would happen to Paris in Jail. Here are some of those wishes.

Raped by a cellmate.

Beat up by the guards

Her pretty face beat in.

To name a few. Some were put in such graphic details I cannot dare post them for they would be deleted.

Most crude and unsympathetic. The ONLY one who had compassion and mercy on Paris was her jailer.
The Sheriff had the authority to free Paris. Yet in an unprecedented move the judge ordered a sheriff move to free a prisoner back to jail. Why?? Because Paris was well known and the public outraage against the rich kid getting out of jail.

The question now is if Paris will be allowed out of jail in 23 days or 45. The sheriff said 23 but the judge said the full 45 days. Shrug. Still some confusion on that.

Found this statement on MSNBC.

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Making an example, however, out of Hilton might prove to be yet another blunder for the city’s legal system. If in fact her undisclosed medical condition is real and something happens to her when she’s on lockdown, the Hiltons might subsequently own more than a few hotels in L.A. They might be granted the deeds to the coveted three Bs — Beverly Hills, Bel-Air and Brentwood.

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Judge Sauer had ordered the hearing for 9 a.m. When Ms. Hilton did not appear, apparently believing that she could participate by telephone, he sent sheriff’s deputies to escort her from her home.

When she arrived and the hearing began, the judge said he had received a call on Wednesday from an undersheriff informing him that Ms. Hilton had a medical condition and that the sheriff’s office would submit papers to the judge to consider releasing her early. The judge said the papers describing a “psychological” problem never arrived and, every few minutes during Friday’s court session, interrupted the proceedings to state the time and note that the papers had still not shown up.

Maybe the rich are able to attend court by phone, but I am unaware of this priviledge afforded to the rich...or to anyone for that matter. Why was Ms. Hilton thinking that she could? As for a "medical condition", I am again unaware that psychological problems are concidered a 'medical condition".

I am sorry,, but she is having "rich kid syndrome" and thinks she can get away and take priviledges wherever she can. The public needs to not have thier rights trampled upon by a transgressor. She needs to serve her full sentence.

If you paid attention to the explaination by the Sheriff it is common for a misdemeanor charge to have a teleconference with the judge. As far as the 9 am appointment that was just a mis communication. The Sheriff department thought that was ok at first because that was standard Operating procedure for high profile cases. They do that to avoid the media circus which is what happened when they tried to bring Paris Hilton in later.

Even the poor can do the tele conference if their lawyers request it. It is just many are not aware this is allowed for Misdemeanor cases if it is requested.

As far as the miscommunication of the medical condition The undersheriff denied he told the judge that. He said he is forbidden by law to do such a thing. The Sheriff also said that Paris Hiltion's lawyers requested a meeting with the judge to show him the papers and proof of Paris Hiltons medical condition but the judge REFUSED to meet with them. The Judge may have thought this was anothor legal ploy.

The problem is this. The judge is elected and he is swayed more by public opinion than by true mercy and justice. This is why judges should be appointed and NOT elected. Even if appointed for only a four year term.

What a train wreck this is..

`og

Good to see you bringing some clarity, CyberGuy: whatever my own position on the issue and what's going on (which is largely that I'd rather never hear about this woman again), I have to admire the guts it takes to go against the conventional wisdom on an issue.

Then to be impartial, he must show mercy on all, not just the famous and wealthy! Would you like a Bible verse?

"if you show partiality, you are committing sin" [James 2:9]

If the judicial system is to show mercy it must do it for all to be fair.

However if this system is going to place lawbreakers under law, then all must come under its jurisdiction...especially Paris. No partiality!!!!!!!

I agree. But in this case Paris is being singled out for harsher treatment that the average person. As the Sheriff pointed out most people with a reckless driving charge tha Paris pleaded no contest to gets NO JAIL at all. Most get out after serving 10 percent of their time. Paris is being kept in jail for the full term when others get out in a few days to no jail time at all.
Remember folkes the DUI charge was dropped so we cannot hold Paris to that.

That is my point. Do we condone harsher treatment of the rich just because the judge does not want to be scene as playing favoritism with the rich and famous.

In growing up in northern california, I have never been aware of this feature. Maybe some California C/A members can check this out or have experience in this area.



Hmmm...PH is dragged into court by the undersherrifs after missing the appointed time to meet with the judge. Wouldn't the lawyers of a famous and financially well endowed be there to represent her? I tend to think so. And if they were there representing Ms. H, then they had the information regarding her 'medical condition' with them....if not, they are poor representatives for thier client.

And sorry, but anyone who is caught driving after thier license was suspended for a DUI should expect NO MERCY from a court who views such suspensions as a flagrant violation of court orders. Especially when one has the means to hire a chauffer....