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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- She was taken handcuffed and crying from her home. She was escorted into court disheveled, without makeup, hair askew and face red with tears.</p>
<p>Crying out for her mother when she was ordered back to jail, Paris Hilton's cool, glamorous image evaporated Friday as she gave the impression of a little girl lost in a merciless legal system.</p>
<p>"It's not right!" shouted the weeping Hilton. "Mom!" she called out to Kathy Hilton, who also was in tears.</p>
<p>The 26-year-old hotel heiress tried to move toward her parents but was firmly steered away by two sheriff's deputies, who held her by each arm and hustled her from the courtroom.</p>
<p>Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer was apparently unmoved by the pleas of Hilton's three lawyers to send her back to home confinement due to an unspecified medical condition. He ordered Hilton returned to a Los Angeles County jail to serve out the remainder of her 45-day sentence for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
<p>I don't think it's justice...I know of people who have had several DUIs who never spent more than a night or two in jail. 45 days for driving on a suspended license isn't justice in my opinion. It's making an example of her because she is a celebrity and there are political advantages for those involved in the decision. While I think she should be punished, a month and a half seems unreasonable...especially with the overcrowded prison system in the United States...</p>
<p>Whatever, she's probably going to get a book deal and make another few million out of this. I think house arrest would have been preferable, especially since the California prisons are woefully overcrowded.</p>
<p>Besides, the criminal justice system is too punitive and not rehabilitative enough. What's sticking a drug addict in jail going to do? They're going to get out and go right back to their drug-doing ways. It doesn't actually solve the problem. The problem is that she gets drunk and gets behind the wheel of a car. I don't have all the answers, but it's something to think about.</p>
<p>It does seem really harsh, even though it is kinda satisfying in a Schadenfreude kind of way. I don't know the usual penalties for this kind of thing, but if that's what they are, I feel better about enjoying this drama. Nothing more enjoyable than watching a spoiled brat have a tantrum.</p>
<p>Apparently, the judge expressly told the sheriff Hilton was not to be released for house arrest under any circumstances, yet the sheriff did so anyways.</p>
<p>Oy. It was funny, though. But did anyone notice that she only cried and got emotional after she was sent back, and not during her initial sentencing? Poked holes in her giant ego.</p>
<p>She's probably going to end up serving an earlier sentence anyways, getting book published, and probably is going to end up being the exact same kind of person. Should've just taken the 23 days without complaint and we could all move on with our lives.</p>