Paris: Lessons For America

Mental toughness is crucial. Sans cerebral fortitude, one will not survive. Mental toughness is a silent, conquering persona. During their lives, individuals encounter various challenges. These challenges encompass both the major and miniscule. Amidst the major, mental toughness is needed. Amidst the miniscule, mental toughness is mandatory. Why? The miniscule are those which spectacularly reduce.

On Friday, Paris Hilton’s freedom was revoked. On Monday, her sentence commenced. On Thursday morning, medical reasons facilitated her release. On Thursday evening, an irate judge ordered a hearing. On Friday, said judge resumed Hilton’s confinement. Hilton departed court sobbing and screaming.

Yesterday was spectacle. Celebrity, confusion, egotism, jurisdiction, instability, and paparazzi bred chaos. The reflexive and resulting coverage has been insipid. This tumult’s majority has been unnecessary. The noise and glare revolting. With that stated, this action was functional. Valuable lessons are inherent.

Judge Michael Sauer should have recused himself. Judges are human. Upon feeling aggravation, anger, frustration, irritation, rage, or resentment, Judge Sauer should have resigned. Clearly, his emotions dictated justice. This is wrong. Theoretically, justice is detached and impartial. Obviously, Judge Sauer was not. He should have renounced his authority.

Arrogance is undesirable. Hilton was afforded forgiveness. Unfortunately, she flouted probation twice, utilized ridiculous excuses, blamed her publicist, ignored authority, disrespected the courts, and infuriated the judge. Essentially, Hilton flipped off the system. She did this repeatedly. Her actions were not from anger. They were not from injustice. Hilton could flip the bird. Thus, she flipped the bird. The aforesaid was an immense mistake.

Sentencing is disproportionate. Education, race, and wealth are punishable factors. They do not determine sentence. However, they are considered. This is reprehensible. Hilton drove drunk. She pled (to reckless driving) and received probation. She violated probation twice. She drove with a suspended license. Ponder your punishment for these offenses. I would have been incarcerated. You would have been incarcerated. Said imprisonment would have been swift.

Across America, thousands are unfairly sentenced. The poor endure substantial reprimands. The rich receive minimal retribution. Thousands are unjustly convicted. Lady justice is not blind. She is not proportional. She condemns the impoverished, ordinary, and darkened. She elevates the celebrity and the affluent. Simply stated, plebeians suffer.

The maxim concerns paranoia. If one is paranoid, this does not mean they are not targeted. I hope this case spurs national dialogue. Because Paris Hilton was involved, does not mean valuable lessons were not.