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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?

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  • Friday, June 8, 2007 07:58 PM

    Treat Paris just like all the other criminals in LA County

    who only serve 10% of their sentences due to overcrowding. If she were anyone but Paris Hilton, she'd be out of jail by now.

    If you despise her so much, stop watching her, writing about her, and talking about her. Yes, she's vapid, yes, she's a convicted drunk-driver, yes, she's a bit of a slut. But she doesn't seem to be a mean person, just vain, silly, and immature.

    But all you other people piling on, yeah, I'd say you're mean.

    This is a human being, a flawed human being, but a human nonetheless. Twenty-six is a little young to experience having the whole world hate you. Her humiliating public breakdown isn't entertainment, her being jailed isn't a joke, and this isn't a reality show.

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