tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post4438364906793904371..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: What I Think About Paris HiltonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-43904151619469972652007-07-03T20:35:00.000-04:002007-07-03T20:35:00.000-04:00C'mon...she's Paris Hilton! Let her hang.C'mon...she's Paris Hilton! Let her hang.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809731694029521891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-63026921668022839422007-06-14T16:22:00.000-04:002007-06-14T16:22:00.000-04:00I feel bad for Paris. Yes, she made some mistakes...I feel bad for Paris. Yes, she made some mistakes but I think she deserves care and that she is really suffering and deserves to have her mental health needs meant. Thank you for noting that she does have suicidal risks, I don't think many people realize that and I think it is something that needed to be addressed.rachdickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133292545123007024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-87613618615475342772007-06-11T19:52:00.000-04:002007-06-11T19:52:00.000-04:00I don’t think she’ll act dumb anymore. She’ll prob...I don’t think she’ll act dumb anymore. She’ll prob. go to university, get a degree in some higher field, and cure cancer. And, lest we forget the pout face (<A HREF="http://parishilton.snagapic.com" REL="nofollow">See it here</A>), we’ll never see that again. Mores the pity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-30458309291800130312007-06-11T14:42:00.000-04:002007-06-11T14:42:00.000-04:00I don't know . . . rich people can have mental dis...I don't know . . . rich people can have mental disorders, illnesses, and whatnot, too . . . she obviously isn't the most well-adjusted person on the planet . . . seems to have ideas and ideals that are out of sync with reality (which isn't an excuse, or an illness by itself; she was kinda raised that way), but when your perception of the world IS out of sync with the way it ACTUALLY is, that can be a difficult thing, no matter whether you are rich or not, or whether it's because your ideas, your "world" inside you is about doing whatever you want, or whatnot . . . this sort of thing is why I always, from the time I was old enough to hope and wish I could access a psychologist or iatrist (about age 13 or so); Of course, now we know I have various illnesses, disorders, etc., but I KNOW how rather difficult trying to exist in a world that seems to operate on a different plane than you.<BR/><BR/>Even if that plane, ideas, personality seems to be or is an irresponsible, entitled-feeling one . . . that really isn't the point, when it comes to trying to cope, trying to go on, as the person you are, as the human being inside that you are. It really isn't the point when it comes to needing a psychiatrist or whatnot; she has a psyche, a personality, feelings, cognitive processes, etc. like us all (in the way of process, ie, the human experience of life, not in the way of content, lifestyle, social circles, etc.)<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm not trying to say what she did wasn't wrong; imho, it was. And imho, something like at least a little jail, I think, was a wake-up. That said, I can also sympathize with the horrid emotional turmoil she must be experienceing, the fear and uncertainty and stuff, because I am a person too, albeit without anything like her experiences in content, I can relate to facing frightening consequences of one's actions, I can relate by imagination of being lost and alone on the streets, homeless, with nowhere to turn, perhaps, as possibly being part of what she might be going through, as far as being a situation I imagine and fear for myself.<BR/><BR/>I can feel all that empathy, while also disliking her behavior and immaturity. I can feel the feelings of kindness and concern for her well-being as a fellow being in distress, in a situation that's way over her head, where she's in deep water and no shore, help, or surcease in sight, while at the same time abhoring the drunken driving, etc.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just thought I'd post this. To show my point of view.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post, Clink; it was very informative from an inside the system (or similar system) point of view.Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-89900990355367655062007-06-11T12:19:00.000-04:002007-06-11T12:19:00.000-04:00I think she got what she deserved. Maybe the sent...I think she got what she deserved. Maybe the sentence was a bit harsh in terms of length...but still! She had to learn at some point that she was not above the law. I just think it's sad she used a psychiatrist as her "Get out of jail free" card. Of course jail is going to be rough...what did she expect? I did read somewhere (I think CNN.com) that she chose to go to the local jail rather than the jail she could pay a daily fee for. I'll at least give her props for that. It will sure be interesting to see if she ever drives drunk again after this harsh lesson.sophizohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565728981524456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-76707959542450251272007-06-11T11:26:00.000-04:002007-06-11T11:26:00.000-04:00She would never commit suicide in prison. She migh...She would never commit suicide in prison. She might say she would to get out of going to prison. <BR/>That is an interesting and convenient mental illness. One minute she is ill and the next, when it appeared she was going to get to stay home, she was ready for a big party.<BR/>Her illness is that she can't take any responsibilty for her actions because she has never had to. <BR/>In the long run it is better for her to stay and serve her time because when she writes that memoir no one will come back and question the facts as in Million Little Pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-47613235118276079992007-06-11T11:22:00.000-04:002007-06-11T11:22:00.000-04:00She violated probation twice.I don't feel any kind...She violated probation twice.<BR/><BR/>I don't feel any kind of sympathy for her.<BR/><BR/>There are "real " people like me who battle "real" mental illness every day and aren't blessed with the priviledges her affluence affords her, including, apparently, having a psychiatrist in her pocket.<BR/><BR/>LilyDrivingMissMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476761316928942301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-40518593610451440942007-06-11T10:39:00.000-04:002007-06-11T10:39:00.000-04:00In my area, you would spend 24 hours in jail just ...In my area, you would spend 24 hours in jail just for driving drunk no matter what your BAC. And coming to Court with the attitude that she didn't know that her license was suspended (when there are huge documents with big letters that you sign to that effect), and that Other People were responsible for keeping track of those things, is a really, really good way to communicate to the judge that you don't think you're accountable.<BR/><BR/>And driving on a suspended license that was suspended because you were a drunk driver is a really good way to get locked up, anyway. Judges do look at that kind of violation differently than the kind of violation of a suspended license that occurs because you get too many 72/55 speeding tickets and DMV automatically suspends your license.<BR/><BR/>So yeah, her attitude mattered a lot. And the judge wanted to make sure that she was treated the same as anyone else. <BR/><BR/>We can debate "substance abuse problem" all day long, but it isn't the drinking that's the problem, it's the choosing-to-get-behind-the-wheel-drunk that's the problem. Eventually, you spend enough time locked up, you may not stop drinking, but you will find another way to get from point A to point B. Especially someone like Paris Hilton, who can afford a driver.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, yeah, denial. Yeah, yeah, disease. How are you going to figure out that you have a disease if everyone makes excuses for your behavior -- even when you put the lives of others at risk?<BR/><BR/>Taking away Paris Hilton's driving privileges didn't work because she said out loud to the judge that Other People are in charge of her driving status, and it wasn't her responsibility, and she shouldn't be expected to know. That has nothing to do with an addiction problem and everything to do with a sense of entitlement and lack of concern for anything other than her own agenda. That gave this judge absolutely no choice with regard to enforcement.KC Saulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480325548867390009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-22324868418701916812007-06-11T10:11:00.000-04:002007-06-11T10:11:00.000-04:00I am sure that Ms. Hilton will make it through her...I am sure that Ms. Hilton will make it through her time incarcerated. Although, I do not agree with her serving time in jail, home arrest would be just fine for me, I believe we have to look at the Judge that sentenced her. Just her show could have made this Judge angry. Her status could be coloring how this Judge feels about her. Election time always shows that Judges will be harder on defendent's. Someone google this Judge. Here is the person with the mental illness...at least where celebrity status is foremost. Justice or personal vendetta?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com