Paris Hilton and Jail Time

Isn't it amazing that as soon as the famous or rich people break the law and get sentenced to jail time that some get up in arms over it.

John Doe down the street robs a liquor store, if you're lucky it'll make the local newspapers. Unless he killed someone while robbing it, it probably won't make television. But as soon as some rich or famous person gets arrested for something, anything, it makes national news. Thousands of websites go up to "free the celebrity!" Hundreds make tee-shirts, hats or other novelty items to spread the word. People join up and write to the district attorney's office begging for them to be set free.

If your rich or famous, society wants "justice" by them being set free. But if John Doe commits the exact same crime, they want his head on a silver platter. These rich and famous people are just that -- people. They're the same as you and me. They eat, sleep, make bad decisions, even have ex's that knock them down. They don't deserve sympathy any more than anyone else.

Paris Hilton gets jail time for a suspended license for a alcohol related reckless driving case -- think about that for a minute!

The words "alcohol" followed by "reckless driving" would make many people demand prison time (depending on details). Driving on a suspended license would make many people scream in outrage. After all, why was the license suspended in the first place; it's not done lightly.

And here's the strangest part about it: very few people know exactly what these famous people are like. They see just what the paparazzi catches on film, or what they see in the people's work. They have no idea what they're really like.

Earlier I said how communities don't act as one; perhaps I should've said communities should treat everyone like they do celebrities.