Lynnwood, I hate every inch of you.
You've cut me and have scarred me thru an' thru.
And I walked out a wiser, weaker gal
Mister Congressman, thought you were my pal.

Lynnwood, what good do you think you do?
Do you think I'm different now that you're through?
You bent my heart and mind and maybe my soul,
And your block walls turned my blood a little cold.

Lynnwood, may you rot and burn in hell.
May your walls fall and may I live to tell.
May all the world forget you ever stood.
And may all the world regret you did no good.

Lynnwood, you've been livin' hell to me.

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The pious outrage Thursday over heiress Paris Hilton's "early release" from jail in Los Angeles, accusations of "special treatment" and the vindictive demands that she receive "justice," i.e., punishment, have nothing healthy or progressive about them--as the images of Hilton being taken in handcuffs to court Friday morning and from there, sobbing, back to prison should indicate.

In the first place, one only has to consider those campaigning for her continued imprisonment The Rev. Al Sharpton, former FBI informer and demagogue, had plans to come to Los Angeles to protest this case of "celebrity injustice" in front of Hilton's house and, coincidentally, flocks of photographers. ...

One can only feel sympathy for the young woman and contempt for the authorities in this case. ...

To help retard the development of a rational opposition to the current political and social state of affairs, the media cultivates an artificial hostility toward much easier targets. A seething but politically confused population is fed victims, sacrificial lambs, so to speak, while the real criminals go about their business.

But the reasons you go to jail hardly matter, all that matters is losing your freedom.  It's something you can't describe to someone who's never experienced it, you've got live it to understand, something I most definitely don't recommend.  We Americans take our freedom for granted, but just lose it one time and you'll understand how vital it is, and how utterly devastating it is to lose. It's not the conditions, or the company, or the food, it's the fact that you can't leave, that really puts the Zap on your head.

Back in the day when Native Americans lived their whole lives out underneath the stars and the sky, and then got thrown in jail for any length of time or sent to prison, they usually didn't survive very long, first they would go crazy, and then they would just lay down and die.  

In a very real sense, losing your freedom is a kind of death, that's what makes it so awful and that's why I find it so easy to empathize with anyone who's being dragged back to that nightmare.  Watching Paris I can feel myself back behind those walls, and all I want to do is escape, it's a very primitive instinctual response.  

We are not talking about doing hard time for long here. We are talking about a freaking 45 (now 40) days sentence that she can get out in 23 days with good behavior.

It is not like she is harassed or threaten with violence inside jail. I understand she does not like the food. But not having cavier and filet mignon for 23 days is not going to kill her.

I guess she is in "mental distress" if she can't party every night. Serve her right. This may even do her some good.

I'm changing my position, FREE PARIS!!!

I don't ever remember seeing a sheriff so blatently disrespectful of the authority of a court before.  Likewise, I don't think I've ever seen a court use a defendant as a pawn in a tug-of-war with someone else.

It's disgusting on all sides.

Hey, it could have been worse.

My first thought was "Is Paris Burning?", but the penicillin took care of that.

in this case, i submit the sheriff overreached, usurping the authority of the court. the prosecutor called him on it, ms. hilton is merely a pawn in a political power struggle.

i wouldn't be surprised to hear calls for the impeachment of the sheriff. he would appear, on the surface anyway, to be guilty of malfeasance and nonfeasance.

That being said there are plenty of crazy people in jail that get no help but if it is true I'm a little more sympathetic.

If it's not then throw away the key for 40 days.

I here what people are saying but come on.   Anyone can do anything for 40 days.  

She would live and move on with her life.   She is making a fool out of herself and the reality is she's a spoiled rich girl who has never had to do a thing for her life and probably hasn't had to actually think for herself so she's probably not equiped to deal with 20 plus hours of alone time.

I am sure that the prison officials were scared shitless by what they were being told by various mental health personnel.

I am not going to diagnose Paris or speculate on the level of her emotional disarray. But, the difference between her and other persons in the system is that they are far more seasoned than Paris could ever be.

Paris got into her this dilemma because she was not able to be adult and mature enough to handle the simple parts of life that merely dictate right from wrong. It does not take a rocket scientist to recognize authority and understand that being told not to drive and to sign up for classes means just that. But, she has never learned how to be responsible for herself. It is honestly very sad, especially since there are many young people out there who aspire to be her and have her life.

She does need a little reality therapy, though, and to be away from mom and her bevy of helpers and enablers. She does need to personally take responsibility for her previous actions. It is the best way for her to see that she can indeed stand on her own two feet ... without any outside assistance. If that means being allowed her medications and remaining in the mental health facility within the prison, well then, so be it. It may actually be therapeutic. Mommy and Daddy and various lawyers winning the appeal and getting Paris out will not help her one bit in understanding and accepting her part in this bizarre saga.

I heard that even before she entered jail that there was some kind of deal brewing so that she would get out after a few days. Of course, if that was true, she never really did too much thinking about the realities of what she would be facing after entering the prison system.

Just look at her childlike innocence as she read a polite and prepared-for-her statement to the press, followed by ordering cupcakes (from her favorite sweet store) for the paparazzi once getting home to begin her time under house arrest. Just a child ... a very limited, sad little child who then abruptly had her psychological cushion snatched from beneath her ... handcuffed and carted back to jail. Is it any wonder it was just too much for her child-mind to get around?

Jerelyn, i suggest that your lack of experience as a public defender might color your view of this case.  When I was a PD, my guilty clients got tossed in the tank on a regular  basis.  Just this week one of my clients got six years back up time on his drug case for driving while suspended.  He had successfully completed every part of his probation except he picked up a new offense-- driving while suspended as a misdemeanor.  He will be doing 2226 days, not 26.

More than she would by living her entire life completely insulated, I think.

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you

Sorry, can't see it.

"There's nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde---like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana--- and right now, I'm that icon."

Drunk driving deaths are at an all-time highs since 1992, 17,941 people killed in 2006, that's madness and we need to crack down on these folks for their own good, and the safety of everyone on the road.  

In my life, I've lost three people who were very close to me to drunk drivers, my first girlfriend and her cousin were killed just two blocks from my house.  The drunk driver ran a light going 80, and hit my girlfriend's truck from behind, ripping off the top of the cab, decapitating her cousin killing her instantly, and my girlfriend lay mangled in the hospital for eight hours before dying.  The guy who did it, was released from custody by the Broward Sheriff's Department within hours of killing two people.  He fled the country and never had to face manslaughter charges.

 All of the drunk drivers who killed my friends had a long list of drunk driving offenses on their records, some of them killed and injured a number of people before and after killing my friends.  This is simply not acceptable, and the tolerance for drunk driving must come to an end.

First DUI offense , mandatory six-month license suspension and one year of probation.  If you get caught driving while your license is suspended for this offense, a mandatory month in jail, and a three-year license suspension tacked on.  If it happens again three months in jail, five-year suspension and so on.

First DWI offense, automatic five years license suspension, mandatory one month in jail.  You get caught driving with your license suspended for this offense, mandatory three months in jail.  You get busted for driving drunk again, a year in jail and a lifetime license suspension.

Hilton's billionaire grandfather gave money to Sherrif Lee Baca's campaign. As Gomer Pyle would say: "Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!"