Paris Hilton to Serve 45 Days. Yeah, Right.

Paris Hilton has been sentenced by Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer to serve 45 days in the Los Angeles County Jail. That's the fact. Here is the reality:

* If her appeals fail, she will have to complete her sentence. She is not allowed to use a "pay-as-you-go" jail. These are jails that offer very nice amenities for inmates while costing between $75 and $115 per day. These jails are more like a student dormitory than an actual jail. Inmates are allowed to bring Ipods and even laptops, while also being allowed to pursue other creative activities.
Source: New York Times

* Paris Hilton will most likely NOT serve her entire sentence. Due to overcrowding in California jails, many people with short sentences wind up only serving a few days of their entire sentence. In the case of the famous actress Michelle Rodriguez from "Lost," she only served a couple of hours from her 60 day jail term for her DUI conviction.
Source: Office of the California Governor

* Rich people always have options. That's just how it is. I've avoided jail on one occasion, but not because I was rich -- it was because I was a cunning linguist that knew how to "totally suck up to a judge." I've been to court three times in my life. Once because of something fairly "serious." When you're in a judge's courtroom, for all purposes that judge is now your demi-god. Don't piss him or her off -- and especially don't show up late like Paris Hilton and Michael Jackson did.
Source: CNN.com

All that said, don't drink and drive. It isn't worth it. Even if you get out of spending any real time in jail, you will pay out the nose in increased insurance premiums. This really has no effect on people like Paris Hilton, but for the majority of us, paying $5,000 a year for car insurance is absurd.

Thanks!

(soon to be a lawyer -- in the next few years at least!)
Aphexcoil.