40 Nights With Paris?: Prison Might Stay "Hot"

Usually, I avoid topics involving pop culture, unless you count my crazed questioning about the previous night's episode of Lost. However, I simply can't avoid the (completely STUPID!) developing story of Paris Hilton's... erm... situation.

In case you haven't left your bed in the past few weeks, Paris Hilton was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Now, first off, don't you think that if you were a famous person with a suspended license, you wouldn't be driving? Don't you think that someone might notice that THE Paris Hilton was driving right next to them? Then again, when you are famous simply for breathing, the whole "thinking" thing must be above you.

Violating the unwritten rule of not sentencing celebrities, Paris was sentenced to 45 days in prison. Showing just how "hot" she was, Paris screamed for her mother (who, by the way, was right there in that room) and said, "This isn't right!" However, her sentence was shortened to 23 days later on.

After only 5 days (barely; this counts the last few hours of Thursday and the first few of Monday as their own seperate days), Paris was relaesed from prison for "medical reasons." However, only one day into her home stay, a judge ordered that Paris return to jail and continue to serve her sentence.

Now, I don't understand the public's obsession with Paris Hilton. Aside from a reality show with decent reviews and a flop album, Paris has done little to deserve her star status. Not only that, she's serving as a poor role model to millions of young girls. However, Paris has said that "God has given [her] this new chance" to stop "act[ing] dumb" and "make a difference." While the socialite should be commended for her newfound morals and good intentions, I don't think it's likely that she'll keep it up. We'll just have to wait and see, I suppose, which is a shame. I, for one, would like to see something good happen now for a change.