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Saturday, June 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Paris isn't free -- and neither are we

Paris Hilton's strange celebrity hits a new nadir after Friday's chaotic perp walk. Will we ever be free from her now?
By Heather Havrilesky and Rebecca Traister

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  • Saturday, June 9, 2007 09:01 AM

    Paris on the Rack

    Havrilesky & Traister need to know that county jail is not prison and the difference is not one of semantics.

    County jail isolation is not exactly the rack. If she were in the general population, she'd be in serious jeopardy because of her notoriety or fame depending on one's perspective.

    Is any of this really her fault? I don't mean the conviction and sentence, I mean Paris Hilton herself. She is more a product of the media and the people's perverse obsession with wealth, elitism, and fame.

    And, lest we forget, jail is for punishment.

    —Mascogo Read Mascogo's other letters

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