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• Saturday, June 9, 2007 02:49 PM

  So how about seeing what the judge saw?

  For the sake of arguement, forget for a moment that the perp is Paris Hilton and look at the facts of the case. Here's a defendant who blew a .08. In California, that's the bottom line for DUI. But the defendant gets a "wet reckless" instead. Probably had a damned good lawyer. Part of the punishment for wet reckless (also for DUI) is attendance at a series of classes on drinking and driving (ususlly once a week for 10 or 12 weeks).

  This perp blew off the classes altogether. Then this perp was busted twice (or was it thrice?) for driving on a suspended license. Either of those could have resulted in immediate revocation of probation and incarceration.

  So here's a question for the perp defenders: how many times can a perp dis the law before a judge gets pissed?

  So lets at least be straight on the facts of this case. This perp is NOT in the slam for wet reckless. She's doing time because she disregarded the terms of her probation, THREE TIMES!!!

  You can dis Nicole Richie without consequence. You can dis Lindsay Lohan without consequence. You can dis Britney Spears without consequence. But you can't dis the law three times and expect a judge not to toss your ass in the slam for a pretty nice little stretch.

  And please, lets quit using the term "prison." There is a huge difference between county jail and prison.

  —James Somers Read James Somers's other letters
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