The latest headlines about the hotel heiress say taht she cried heavily as the judge ordered her back to jail to finish out her 45-day sentence for a DUI that originally suspended her license. She was then caught driving under the suspension twice. Does such an offense deserve jail time?
Definitely. Why should she get treated any differently after commiting a crime? And, this so-called 'medical condition'......did they not know about this beforehand so that it could be dealt with while in jail? The rest of us would serve time, and so should she. She is a regular person, who happens to have been born into a family that made its way. She has yet to do that.
Why is it that we 'look down upon' those who are theives, robbers, and muggers but do not look at drunk driving, or being a scofflaw, with any sort of disdain. A student of mine provided his Ethics class with the statistic that 16,885 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in 2005. That avergaes out to be one person every 30 minutes. That number is crazy. And yet, we see people leaving bars, restaurants, and parties every day, having even had one drink, and then driving their 2000lb vehicle on the road. Some are driving alone. Others with friends, family, or children in the car. But what about all of the people around who are driving safely, riding their bikes, or walking? Don't they deserve consideration too?
She's an heiress. She has numerous friends and family members. They could have driven her when she had too much to drink. Guaranteed the famly has a car service that would have picked her up when she had that alcohol. And, even better, once her license was suspended, I am sure that one of the staff in her spacious home would have made that 'hamburger run' for her. Or, they would have even delivered it to her, seeing as she is Paris.
So, with all of the options afforded this heiress, she deserves no pity & this gal is happy she has been escorted back to prison.
