+1pilcrow wrote:This natural human curiosity also explains why some of us will watch a video on youtube of the unfortunate weightlifter who hoists a big barbell and blows his entrails out his tailpipe.
I think it's something different than schadenfreude, though, which I take to mean "enjoyment at someone else's misfortune." Looking at wrecks and gross stuff online isn't enjoyable per se.. I think it has more to do with a sort of morbid and narcissistic wonder/dread about our own death.
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(OT) Paris Hilton Released from Jail!!!!!!!!!!!! (????)
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The better half of said person (me) is a public defender in King County, Seattle, Washington - works for SCRAP handles Misdemeanors, DUI's etc etcJohnisfaster wrote:everyones talking about the law and who should do what time according to the law, I want to see some credencials if you're going to make a statement about what a person normally should serve under such and such offense. 9 times out of 10 people just pull facts out of their ass when they make a statement about what they think the punishment for a crime is.
for instance, I've heard people say "oh hit and run... dude... thats 5 to 10 years"
maybe thats true, maybe it's not, but they obviously don't know a damn thing about it either way.
that's how I know - I have to listen to this stuff all night every night - plus, I asked.
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Hopefully South Park will devote an episode to it... Although the skankoff between her and Mr.Slave on a former episode pretty well summed it up for poor Paris the Hilton Heiress...
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ummm
who cares.
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Actually, a friend of mine went in on the 5th for exactly this same thing, DUI, and driving on a suspended liscense. He got 20 days, and work release, which obviously Paris didn't need!djadonis206 wrote:That's fair - there's always 2 sides to everythingMachinesworking wrote:They should do time, and sorry, but a DUI is a big crime now, and should be. I know at least three people who have been killed or paralyzed by drunk drivers, so my sympathy level for a famous person, who could easily afford a driver, who decides to "rebel" by getting behind the wheel, and is too lame at bucking the system to not get caught, again, is nil.djadonis206 wrote:1,000's of people get busted on suspended license violations for all kinds of shit and 40% of the time they do NO TIME - so for her to even spend a night in jail was excessive
but kind of like that movie pulp fiction
my girls a vegetarian so that makes me a vegetarian
my better half is a public defender and I have to listen to this kind of stuff all night
but for the record in Seattle (I had to ask)
If you're caught driving on a suspended license for a dui it's a second degree suspended license charge - mandatory 30 days in jail (in california it's obviously more...the judge gave her the max) BUT 9 times out of 10 depending on your record and the judges mood (seriously) people tend to night do anytime and home monitoring or house arrest is given
had Paris not been so stupid at her trial she probably would have got off with a warning or home monitoring but because of her "holier than thou" attitude in court the judge gave it to her (hehe, gave it to her...get it)
but hey, when I watch Law and Order I'm always rooting for Jack McCoy (the prosecutor) so I can hear where you're coming from...
California is probably harsher about it though, they drive FAST there, drunks behind the wheel are probably responsible for some BIG accidents!
Serious, last time in the Bay Area I was going 80mph in bumper to bumper traffic!
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That just reminded me - I should buy her album to show my support
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From what I understand about the case, her behavior during the entire legal process was very disrespectful. While the law allows a range of senetencing for the violation, she apparently was asking for it, and I would think that anybody that would be in the same position had they acted in a similar way. Rule: be nice to the judge.djadonis206 wrote:Ummm, she should have never went to jail in the first place on a suspended license violation (even it it was for a dui - which is a misdemeanor)
1,000's of people get busted on suspended license violations for all kinds of shit and 40% of the time they do NO TIME - so for her to even spend a night in jail was excessive
she should have been on home detention in the first place
and I don't know if you know anyone who's had to be on "house arrest" it's not all that - sure you can stay home and mix records all day but you can't leave to go buy a new one
You just don't like her
the sentencing judge didn't like her either
I heard on the radio today they didn't let her out...Tone Deft wrote:The courts ordered her to not drive. She drove. Driving drunk is a serious offense.
There's driving while black and then there's being jailed while white.
They really let her out??
she just walked between the bars.
*badummp tish*
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She's goin back to jail for the full 45 days. Crazy, and check this juicy little rumour out...
from http://www.wwtdd.com/:

from http://www.wwtdd.com/:
UPDATE: And since there’s no better source for hard news than third party emails, heres another possible reason Paris was let out yesterday, thanks to the sexy Heather:
"My friend's brother (who works with [Sheriff Lee] Baca's assistant sheriffs) told me that Paris was released due to a severe, "stress-induced" herpes outbreak. He also said that he heard that the blisters had apparently spread to her anus and had taken on abcess-like features that required more serious medical attention. Thus, after taking into account jail overcrowding, the increasing liability that Paris presents, and Paris's lesions, all things weighed in favor of her being put on home confinement."
Is this true? Yes, it's 100 percent true (*). I didn't win trophies in journalism because of my seductive walk and charming smile. In fact, I didn’t win any trophies in journalism at all, so take that!
(*) warning - may not be true
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