Paris in the Valley

Big news, big news! News I am sure you have not heard.

Paris Hilton, a distinguished hotel heiress made famous for her sex tapes and endless partying, has been ordered to STAY in jail. You know the deal.

"Mommy, NO," cried the poor Paris.

Paris, Paris, I'm sure this is a frightening situation for you, but it's a reality you must face.

Some may argue that the media and others alike are being too hard on this poor girl, after all, she made an honest mistake, was "unaware" she broke the law, and has since promised to abide by all rules from now on. While a part of me does feel some pity for the brat, I believe the sentence was fair enough. The girl was caught not once, but twice, driving with a suspended license. The second stupid mistake is what landed her in jail.

Paris almost got away with a slap on her ankle and the luxury of finishing her sentence in her Hollywood mansion. She claimed to have some serious medical ailment that could seriously worsen in jail. Wow! Hollywood mansion a jail? How many truly ill people have been offered this option?

In the valley, we got our own Paris Hilton: We call 'em ELECTED officials and they range in rank from state representatives and city council members, to school board members.

We also have our share of lenient judges. They come in the form of registered voters who continuously ignore all warnings and either return to re-elect the same candidates and their counterparts, or worse, don't vote at all.

These are people who walk around with a grand, sickening sense of entitlement and use their positions to fill their pockets and egos. They do this because people allow them to do so. What gives? An individual only holds as much power as he/she is allowed by us. WE, the voters, are what make these people and WE, the voters can easily break them. How? By Voting! Duh....

One judge in Hollywood finally got tired of celebrities' blatant disrespect of the law and our courts, what will it take for Valley judges to do the same?