I say send Paris Hilton to spend 45 days with Dolly Parton

Why punish Dolly for what Paris did?

I'm not interested enough to go back and check all the details, but what I remember (check for yourself if in doubt) is that:

1. She was arrested and convicted, and was placed on probation, which included suspension of her driving license.

2. She violated probation, and was arrested and convicted of reckless driving, driving without a license, and violations of probation, and was again placed on probation.

3. She was arrested and convicted of recless driving, driving under the influence, driving without a license, involved in an accident (she ran off the road) and probation violations and was sentenced to jail.

While in some cases, the jailers (i.e. the Sheriff) have the option of releasing a prisoner to various forms of "supervised release," in this case, the judge specifically ordered that this was not to happen. The endorsement by the judge, specifying NO PROBATION and NO RELEASE on the court record has been published.

Conclusions:

1. She was given multiple chances to get off relatively easily, and to be treated like "everyone else." This was a "third offense" in a very short period of time. This is the treatment "everyone else" likely would get under the same circumstances.

2. The Sheriff can't read a court order.

The thing that the citizens should be most concerned with perhaps is whether the prosecuter will follow through with his demand for a contempt hearing charging the Sheriff. The judge did indicate he was "thoroughly pissed," but thus far didn't seem inclined to pursue the contempt issue.

John