| Reading the news today, it is filled with the antics of | | | | that jail is surely full of other women serving similar |
| young celebrities committing crimes and living lives of | | | | sentences, who never got preferential treatment, and |
| irresponsible excess, disregard for the law, and | | | | must finish out their time in the jail like everyone else. |
| promiscuousness. I'm no prude and have spent time | | | | What ever happened to freedom and justice for all? It |
| having polite and controlled fun in my younger years, | | | | makes me wonder. |
| but is it really necessary for the press to concentrate | | | | Instead of concentrating on the infamous, arrogant and |
| on drugged out, or drunken celebs making fools of | | | | spoiled celebrities; relevant news and attention would |
| themselves on a daily basis at nightclubs? Still, many | | | | be better used showcasing those who truly deserve it. |
| young people look up to them, as if they are gods due | | | | There are good and decent celebrities such as |
| to the fact that they are rich, pretty or famous. Have | | | | Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have spent much |
| good morals and values taken a back seat to hard | | | | time and money donating to charitable causes. Their |
| partying and lack of respect for others? It is hard for | | | | purpose in life is clear, to help others and make the |
| anyone raised with discipline and scruples to | | | | world a better place. Still, the press hounds them for |
| understand this. It seems that American society is | | | | superficial matters, concentrating on more shallow |
| becoming cheapened by all this over the top mayhem. | | | | issues rather than focusing on the issues these |
| Recently, Paris Hilton was let out of jail, after serving | | | | celebrities work so hard to support. If the world is to |
| only three days of her drunken driving sentence. No | | | | be a better place, the media needs to begin focusing |
| matter how her attorneys try to argue and defend it, | | | | more on those who are making a difference in the |
| her release shows a blantant disregard for the law. | | | | world, and spending less time focused on hard-partying |
| The average citizen would never get off of a serious | | | | former child stars, clearly useless and immoral |
| charge so easily. Paris will be "confined" to her home, | | | | celebutantes, and others whose only contribution to the |
| sporting an ankle bracelet, and chatting on her | | | | world in the end is scandal and crazy behavior. Train |
| cellphone as if nothing ever happened. Home | | | | the public to be more interested in relevant matters, |
| confinement isn't even a slap on the wrist to her. For | | | | and less focused on the superficial. By focusing on |
| someone who has made her living partying, and | | | | what is good and wholesome may raise public |
| ignoring authority, letting her finish her sentence at | | | | expectations and make us less focused on those who |
| home just goes to prove that money talks. Meanwhile, | | | | aren't deserving of attention and fame. |