Sheriff: Paris' Life Was "Definitely in Danger"

61. How come that in the richest State of the richest country of the world the conditions in prison are so bad? Of course, prison shouldn't be like the Hilton Hotel, but from what I've read, the conditions in prison are not safe.

Perhaps people don't care, or have a mentality like: "Prison is punishment so let's give the criminals a bad time". However, when we send someone to jail, the government is responsible for the well being of that person. We may not take this too serious when the person sent to jail is a hard core criminal, but we are still responsible.

Now, in Baca's judgement the conditions in prison were unsafe for Paris Hilton. I think that the reason why Paris got preferential treatment was because of the potential consequence if something had gone wrong. If some unlnown criminal dies in prison then, even though the government is responsible, nothing usually happens. So, the government can usually ignore the responsibility it has to keep prisoners safe. In case of Paris Hilton, the local authorities responsible for the prison would have been sued by the Hilton family.

Posted at 9:45AM on Jun 28th 2007 by Count Iblis

62. The judge should have let her donate funds to a worthy cause instead of having an overcrowded jail system try to accommadate her. Yes I think it is okay to make it a monetary
punishment for such a minor issue and also her probation should require a driver, she is in no condition to drive, what a dishounor she did to such a beautiful car, that was the real
crime.

Posted at 3:14PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Eric

63. Can we just stop talking about Paris --be it Paris Hilton or Paris, France. Neither one of them should be a main example or topic for the American public when there are so many important and serious topics to discuss.

Posted at 2:15PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Judy B

64. man, anyone who gpes to prison/jail is always in danger not just miss little two-shoes.

Posted at 3:22AM on Jun 28th 2007 by non-responsive

65. I think that Paris should not have done any time at all. She is special, and should be treated that way. She has commited herself to us, so we need to love her, protect her. I say "Free Paris", let her fly, let her wings spread. You can't take a special person like Paris and cage her up, it's not fair to her and to those of us who love her. She needs to continue to do the things she was ment to do, hep us, in this country of miserable people.

Posted at 7:52PM on Jun 27th 2007 by Rabbit

66. President Thomas Jefferson said it so eloquently, that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people (changed from all men so I would not hurt anyone’s tender feelings) are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” On occasion, during one’s pursuit of these guaranteed rights, people do regrettably stupid things. Paris Hilton is one such person and since we are all created equal, then the punishment should also reflect this equality.

Just because Paris was born into an affluent family, this should not exempt her from the punishment equality mentioned above. If the average punishment for someone in that county was 45 days with an early out at 23 for good behavior, then she has satisfied that requirement.

What I frown on is the sheriff’s behavior during her “early release”—his statement concerning the reason for his early release was that people die in jail is ridiculous. I would wager that he has not turned anyone else loose from jail in this same supposed condition. In all honesty, the sheriff should be held in contempt of court, fined, or maybe even jailed for his actions. “How about it Sheriff Baca, go ahead and resign now to save the taxpayers some money of firing your butt!”

Posted at 5:54PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Scott F. Knoxville, TN

67. Here's an idea! Why doesn't paris move to Paris! Let her drive the French people crazy for a while.

Posted at 9:49PM on Jun 27th 2007 by gilfromhawaii

68. OH PLEASE!!!!!!

Posted at 11:23AM on Jun 28th 2007 by Danica