I'm a bit stressed to hear that Paris Hilton has been sent back to jail after being released on house arrest yesterday. I was glad to see that the Sheriff had the sense to let her go and serve her time at home. Now that same judge, who clearly has a personal problem with Paris, and probably has issues with women in general, has sent her back to jail.
Paris Hilton is not a violent criminal. People who commit crimes like hers should be put on house arrest or some other type of punishment, but not jail. There are FAR TOO MANY violent MALE criminals being released from prison every single day due to prison overcrowding. Since we, as a society (that means YOU) have decided that personal choices like smoking pot are horrible crimes, our prisons our stuffed to the max with drug addicts. I really don't care if people want to smoke pot. I do not want my tax dollars being spent to keep a dopehead in jail. They should be in drug treatment, NOT JAIL! They go to jail and then learn all kinds of new criminal tactics from the pros that are in there. The damage it is causing is great.
What bothers me most about the Paris Hilton case is the number of comments I've seen around the web from people who are HAPPY that she's going to jail. These people are so miserable in the life they have CREATED for themselves (yes, you created your life the way it is) that they can only find pleasure in someone else's pain. I can't imagine all the negative energy that she must be feeling. It's almost embarassing to be a human at times like this. It's obvious by the comments I've read that people are jealous of anyone who is prettier or richer than them. Why can't we just be happy for people that have a nice life? Do you know that your life will continue to suck until you can learn to be happy for other people who have a good life? You can't be rich or beautiful if you hate and resent rich and beautiful people. Your mind will not allow you to become something that you hate because then you would hate yourself. So if you are resentful of rich people and you think they must have done something wrong to get where they are (or "slept their way to the top"), yet you wonder why you continue to be poor despite your best efforts at gaining success, I'm tellng you why. You cannot become something that you despise.
If I lived in Los Angeles, I would put together a protest and go march outside the jail or courthouse. I wonder if the judge thinks he is actually doing a good thing for society by sending Paris to jail? I'm fairly sure that he is doing this because he is jealous of her beauty, fame, and wealth and he is resentful that a beautiful woman like Paris would never give him the time of day because he is a lawyer and lawyers are known to be sleazy. Before you go thinking so highly of judges and their impartial ability to rule over a case, just remember what their background is. They are attorneys who have fought their way up to the judgeship. They weren't happy with just having the money that a lawyer has. No, they also had to have power over the people. They wanted to be able ruin people's lives. I'm not saying all judges are bad. Maybe some of them have noble reasons for being a judge, but I think that most of them are in that position for the same reason that most policemen have chosen their career - so they can have power over others.
I'm sorry Paris. I'm sending you good energy and praying for your safety and well-being. I hope they keep you away from the violent gang members and mean people. You don't belong in jail. Driving drunk isn't a good thing to do, but the punishment should fit the crime. You didn't hurt anyone and you don't deserve to be in jail.
And for those of you who revel in someone else's agony, remember what karma will bring to you. Whatever you put out will come back to you. What comes around goes around.
Here is an inspirational quote from Christian D. Larson.
I promise myself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
