Why is this such a surprise? Another Hollywood socialite is busted once again for drug possessions.
Paris Hilton was arrested back on August 27 for drug related charges when she was in Las Vegas. It doesn't seem like such a huge surprise, but lately all there seems to be is news of these female celebrities being in trouble with the law on anything from alcohol to drug usage. Ever since Lindsay Lohan had been making headlines about her court time and being sent to jail, it seems that every wannabe-starlight is competing to owning the tabloids' attention. Snooki from Jersey Shore being one of them, having been arrested for drunken disorder, and Paris Hilton being the latest in this never-ending legal drama.
Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas, and, according to many tabloids and reports on E!, Extra, and so forth, her excuse--as so many celebrities who get caught do--was at first the purse that the bag of cocaine had fallen out of was not hers, and then she goes on to state that she confused this package of powdery white substance for "gum."
Okay, first off, is she so desperate to get out of trouble that she can make such an obviously stupid statement, or is she trying to make herself seem that stupid as to say such a thing? Another question I have is why is we, as a whole society, are so weak to have made someone so famous based on simply her name? Where are her parents to have taught her better, and have scolded her for such behavior? I understand that she's 29, she's an adult, but her parents should still be there to have damage control and put in their two-cents worth of her behavior. There is no way that Paris Hilton can be this oblivious--she's made hundred of millions on brands and not just on her name, point proven--but there is no reason for this kind of behavior.
Another thing that Paris should be taking into account is that, despite my personal qualms about her, she is a role model for several young girls. I know quite a few of friends' daughters who look up to her, want to dress like her, hope to be famous like her, and--God forbid--actually like the desperate attempts that they call her music and acting.
Am I surprised that this woman is doing drugs? Absolutely not. She's famous, she's got tons of money, she spends most of her time and career partying and showing up at nightclubs, so of course she's going to be partaking in drugs, drinking, and inappropriate behavior. I would be more surprised if she didn't do those things. What I am incredibly surprised at is that she could be so dumb as to get caught in Las Vegas in front of a police lieutenant with cocaine, and to use the excuses that she did to get out of trouble. Another thing that I am startled by is the fact, after getting arrested, charged, and so forth, she isn't going to spend any actual time in jail, but is only getting probation.
Probation?! Are they insane?! This woman has been busted less than three years ago on a similar situation and had spent less than a month behind bars for her crime. With the situation with Lindsay Lohan narrowly getting out of jail short of one month of her 3-month sentence, I'm up in arms about how the legal process is dealing and punishing these Hollywood socialites. There should be no reason why they get special treatment apart from the public. If I was in Vegas and got caught with a bag of cocaine--and used the same dumb excuses that she did--I would be facing actual time behind bars.
What makes me any different from her other than the money? Why should she be treated any differently? And why would she use those lame excuses? Seriously, she's not an idiot, but she's acting like one, like all the other celebrities that are getting busted like this.
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