Comments on: Paris: Victim

By: Tom Watson

Tom Watson — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:35:47 +0000

She’s going to jail (and should) because she could have killed somebody with her vehicle. Period.

Feel sorry for the kids doing 25 years for possession under the Rockefeller drug laws, not for little Paris’s measly 45 days. Gimme a break.

By: DLS

DLS — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:21:40 +0000

At least she’s still alive. The Kennedys act as if the rules of the world don’t apply to them with sometimes fatal results.

By: dj

dj — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:51:05 +0000

I may be sympathetic to the pain anyone is going through but I don’t pity her. We all have issues our families gave us. She’s not a child anymore, she’s had ample opportunity to learn how to take responsibility for her actions. Maybe she needs this experience to grow up a little.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:03:20 +0000

Why isn’t there such a thing as actionable parental malpractice?

By: Lynx

Lynx — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:24:00 +0000

Pity? Well, maybe a little teensy bit…possibly…probably not. There are good reasons not to pity her:

1. She hasn’t earned anything from anyone or ever shown she gave a damn about anyone but herself, therefore she also hasn’t earned pity.

2. Personal responsibility, something I understand most conservatives (and believe it or not many liberals) are big on. “Poor thing, she never had a chance” rarely washes with me. Once you are an adult, it’s your responsibility to realize that there are, indeed, limits.

3. There are probably a good 5.4 billion people, say, that deserve more pity than Paris Hilton. Say the millions of children forced into hard labor, war or sexual exploitation. Or the millions of refugees of war and hunger. Or something closer. How about a responsible young woman, who is underpaid and overworked, who followed all the rules but must struggle because she wasn’t born with a silver spoon up her…

4. The thousands of men women and children who die, or are permanently maimed, each year all over the world by drunk drivers. She could have easily killed someone. It’s not my problem if you want to quietly self-destruct somewhere, but you can’t take someone with you.

By: Captain's Quarters

Captain's Quarters — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:23:15 +0000

A Victim? Hardly!

The Paris Hilton saga has become so compelling that many political bloggers who swore off mentioning her have weighed in on the topic, including myself. Hilton got hauled off screaming and crying to jail after having been released by Los…