Maybe a better sentence would have been to have her doing menial work in an A&E department so that she could see the result of both drunk driving and of reckless driving. I would say that would be my idea for anyone convicted of those offences, rich or poor.

I certainly wouldn't want to be her and I'm glad that my kids grew up wanting. Too many of these highly priviledged children seem to go off the rails because they have nothing to strive for. Maybe there's a lack of parental responsibility at the bottom of it - throw money at the kids rather than the love and attention that they need.

I certainly agree that the officers of the law in this case have not helped. Not knowing enough about the case to comment on who was in the wrong all I would say is that Hilton appears to have had a great deal of contempt for the law if, after being convicted of DUI, she a) drove without a license, b) was driving at more than twice the posted speed limit and c) was driving without lights. Her actions were irresponsible and downright dangerous and I would say that anyone who did that should have to take the consequences of their actions.

The difference between this and the OJ case is that a jury brought back a verdict of not guilty against OJ - rightly or wrongly. The law in that case had no option than to let him go. That was down to that particular jury, not the authorities. In this case Hilton was convicted and needs to accept that she must serve her time.

The old saw of 'if you can't do the time don't do the crime' is quite apt here - Hilton, in particular has even less excuse (if anyone can have such a thing) for both drunk driving and driving without a license, in that she has the money to employ a driver to take her wherever she wishes to go. The fact that she obviously considered herself to be above the law says it all.

Quite frankly, the exploits of the society crowd don't really interest me at all. What concerns me is the attitude that they are untouchable when they have brush with the law, particularly when their antics run the risk of hurting other people. At that point I do consider that we all have a right to an opinion, but I would feel the same way about anyone who behaved in this way.