I have arrested people who had 2 or 3 prior DWI's AND were blowing ABOVE .25 (in many places, above .05=impaired) and they still didn't get jail time. In almost 15 years on the street, I had 1....count em, 1, defendant who got 6 months in jail.....after his fourth DWI arrest.
Now mind you, there were no physical injuries to innocent parties in these cases. That always changes the price of poker.....
I am no fan of Paris Hilton's. Her 15 minutes are about over, and I think she is kinda used up and pretty sad.. But don't be mislead into thinking she is getting over on the system. I get hyper-sensitve when I see our justice system wallop high profile people (like Scooter Libby, but that is another story) with a harsh sentence because judges know people are watching. That is just as unfair as a nobody getting off lightly.
It ought to be the same for everybody, but it seldom is.
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