Paris Hilton has used her MySpace site to post a blog urging visitors to sign an online petition that asks authorities for leniency regarding her drink driving conviction.
The petition, which was set up by a Hilton supporter, calls on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to terminate her jail sentence.
>Hilton was charged in Los Angeles with driving under the influence and sentenced to 45 days in Century Regional Detention Facility in California beginning on 5 June.
The petition claims Hilton provides “beauty and excitement to our otherwise mundane lives”.
“We do not support drunk driving or DUI charges. Paris should have been sober. But she shouldn’t go to jail, either,” the petition continues.
Those who have signed the petition also claim that the sentence is unfair and was given to put the dangers of drink driving into the public eye. The petition has received almost 12,000 signatures so far.
In addition to the petition, Hilton’s lawyers said that they will appeal the decision. The online petition is yet to be reviewed by the governor’s office.
Comments
jack Long said: There must be one Law for all She should GO TO JAIL and not one day ofShe is an adult and must stand by her actions
MundaneTravelodge said: What is a Paris Hilton I thought it was a hotel
brianm said: If shes such a role model then she should set a good example now and get on with her jail timeNot try and whinge out of it on the basis of being a celebrityTake your punishment like a man er woman
Forevergreen said: Lock her up and throw the key away Spoilt little bitch needs to see she aint nobody special And put thousands of other so called celebrities with her
Michael Garcia said: She is not above the lawshe not only put her life in danger but most importantly the lives of others who would become her victimsbeauty and excitment is not cause to reduce her sentencein my opinion it is too lenient in the first placeone year sentence is more appropriateno entertainer is above the lawif she were ugly and drab the that be cause to jail her and throw away the key Lawbreakers defend lawbreakers
Henta said: She deserves to go to jail She ignores the law Shes spoiled
MIKE H said: If Paris Hilton was a nobody then she would go straight to jail she has blatantly flouted the law thinking she is above the law unlike us lesser mortals the old saying is do the crime serve the time
Hotdog said: There is also a blog site on PC WORLD magazine the American one to keep her IN PRISONgt
Emanuel Chalk. said: She was drunk in charge of a motor vehicle so she goes to prison same as anyone else Would all the do gooders raise a petition if it was me
ANDY PAYNE said: SEND HER TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
cthcth18 said: I think Paris needs to get whats coming to her I think it would have a positive effect on her view of the world however i think some of other peoples views on this are a bit extreme the holocaust idea is beyond words on the horrific side of things if you had any idea wtf u were talking about you would not say that these are human beings afterall albeit probably not the best selection of them but still back to the point drink driving is an EXTREMELY STUPIDLY bad thing to do and anyone caught should go to jail whether we hate em or love em
Arthur Towse said: Why should she be an exception She cant claim ignorance of the law and it appears that she deliberately flouted it Hopefully in America no one is above the law regardless of wealth Would any of those 12K signitaries have signed had she killed one of their children whilst under the influence and behind a wheel
david edwards said: what makes her any diffrent
NORMA said: SHE DONE THE CRIME LET HER DO HER TIME IT MIGHT BRING HER BACK TO EARTH WITH A BUMP BECAUSE SHE HAS MONEY DOES NOT MEAN SHE CAN GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING
Alan said: She knew the consequences had she crashed she would not have provided beauty and excitement to our otherwise mundane lives but maybe spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair Send her to jail and let it be a warning to others
BigWillie said: Hilton has to realise that authority and the law apply to her the same as everyone else I would go to jail if I did what she has done sorry but it has to be jail
Henry VIII said: Prisons to good for her Off with her head
Paul Caswell said: Sign my Increase Paris Hiltons prison sentence at wwwPetitionOnlinecomiphps1 Together we can rid the world of Hilton
JestersCourt said: Its about time that shes treated like she should be The attention she gets hardly mirrors what she gives back to the world I hope she gets a reality check in jail or better yet rots there
Jordan Margritte said: The girl doesnt have the IQ of a cabbage and she drives drunk The only petition I would sign regarding her is to have her license revoked