Paris Hilton's going to jail? That's hot!

For the few people, who have been living under a rock and possibly haven't heard about this travesty of justice, let me fill you in.

In September of last year, Hilton was stopped for reckless driving and failed a sobriety test. Strike One. She was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education, $1,500 in fines (mere pocket change in her circle) and had her license suspended.

On January, she was pulled over while driving at 11 p.m. with her headlights off and clearly in violation of her probation. Strike Two. She was ordered to enroll in an alcohol education program by February. As of April 17, she still hadn't enrolled. Come on, baseball fans, say it with me: Strike Three and you're OUT!

To the underprivileged lot of us (who weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouths and have, long ago, comprehended and mastered the basic tenets of social behaviour and the consequences that arise from failing to abide by them) the sentence seems pretty cut and dry. You do the crime you pay the time, right? What's to debate?

Not according to Kathy Hilton; mother of Paris and winner of the Sour Grapes of the Year Award. Upon hearing the city prosecutor state that her daughter deserved jail time, Hilton's mother smugly laughed out loud and had the gall to tell a reporter that the whole judicial affair was a "pathetic and disgusting joke".

Really? How is driving drunk and endangering other people's lives a joke? How is disregarding the law and continuing to drive, regardless of your suspension, a joke? How is living your life believing that you can pay your way out of everything a joke? Because, let's face it: for someone who could easily afford to pay for a driver to chauffeur her around town, choosing to continue to drive on her own is nothing more than a blatant display of arrogance.

The only joke in this case is Paris Hilton and her mother and I wish there were laws that could hold parents personally accountable for raising their children with such a deluded sense of entitlement that they are destined to become nothing more than vapid and worthless members of society. It's a pity that her mother can't join her in the cell.

Kudos to the judge for preventing Paris from paying for the option to serve time in the jail of her choice and for not allowing her any alternatives, such as work release or electronic monitoring, in lieu of jail. Although it's probably unlikely that Paris Hilton has ever come across a problem that she couldn't throw money at, the law does and should apply to all, and at 26 years old, the Patron Saint of trust fund babies and the originator of one of the most inane catchphrases of 2006 is old enough to finally find that out the hard way. Now, that's hot!