It is about time that everyone gave Paris a break. She is human. Do you know what that means? She is allowed to make mistakes, she is allowed to live her life according to the era in which we now live and I thoroughly enjoy watching and hearing of the latest shenaningans she together with other friends get up to! What about the "The Simple Life" ? I thoroughly enjoy the show myself when I am able to see it. Are people so jealous of her fame and fortune that they feel they have carte blanche to criticize her every movement? Step Back Paris. Let it all go on before you and you will survive this ordeal! Think of what you could achieve whilst incarcerated with your other "residents" and continue to plan for the future. Paris, you are a success in your own right, keep your chin up and come out smiling!!!

Barry Atkinson, Heathmont, Victoria, Australia

I remember the first time I was arrested for traffic warrants and sent to jail. I cried and cried my self to sleep for three days. My Mom bailed me out after 3days, and I've never gone back!!! I pay my tickets, and appear in court whenever asked. (I witnessed some older more experienced female inmates bully this young girl untl the jailers came to stop them).... In closing let me state no one should be above the law, whether pampered or not! Paris needed this to happen so she would take responsibility and grow up! Life is not a party, and their are some real dangers and consequences in this world depending on how we live it.

Pat, Los Angeles, California

If everyone could get out of a prison term in 3 days because they were really rather upset about the thought of going to/being in jail then we certainly wouldn't have to worry about prison overcrowding, or justice, any more...

Chris Jackson, London,

No pity here......My son got a DUI, followed by a driving-on-suspended and was given 3 months in county jail. No one felt sorry for him, because he knew the consequences, just like Paris did, and he didn't have the luxury of having a chauffeur. He has Crohn's disease also and was very sick during his incarceration, vomiting and passing blood and running a fever. He requested to be taken to the hospital, but this was denied. After other inmates started complaining and said he should get medical attention, they moved him to a solitary confinement room. It was summer and there was no air conditioning working in that area for a few days, so, of course, he got sicker. So, to those who say Paris is getting a harsher sentence because she is a celebrity and you feel sorry for her....you are so wrong. This party has no pity for her.

C Reyes, Seattle, WA

I think she has learned a lesson and she should be treated not on the ground s that she is rich or famous but on the fact that she looks miserable which definitely shows that it has come down really harsh on her. She is a pampered child, there is no doubt in it but I sense she has learned a lesson, and jail time can have some serious psychological repercussions for her. I believe on medical and psychological ground she should be confined to her home, and genuinely support the Sherrif Le Baca in this regard. The Judge in my comprehension is getting a kick out of this and I have the feeling that he gets the kick out of this. He acted just lame.

Ahmad Shah, London, United Kingdom

I was put in jail in Los Angeles for a crime I did not commit. I was told if I didn't stop crying I'd be put in a cell with women who would beat me up, then I was told they would move me to the worst jail in Los Angeles. I did not eat or drink all the time I was there. I was forcibly strip searched and held down by five female officers who told me they would get men to help them if I didn't cooperate. If this is what it was like for Paris Hilton I'm not surprised she was so upset. I am praying for her.

Helena McKintosh, London, England

At last Ms. Hilton has the chance of teaching the young something really useful.... if you break the law , you pay for it and everyone is equal in the eys of the law.

Malti Mathur, London,

Berkley palmer, she was held in "solitary confinement" because they have a separate block for famous people, politicians, etc. Putting her in with "the others" would not be safe.

starling, Lancaster,

I think she should serve her sentence and go back to her normal life. It would do her some good for the future. Good luck Paris.

Macca, Worcestershire, uk

45 days is an excessive sentence.rich or poor
philip walters, rochester, uk

Upon what do you base your statement that 45 days is excessive? She was drunk and chose to drive. Banned, she chose to violate this ban and drive again for which I understand she was not punished. Still banned though, she chooses to violate it yet again and drive again.

3 violations of the law. 45 days is nothing for THREE violations.

James, London, UK

maybe one of the outcomes of this sorry saga is that Paris's parents should reflect on the values they taught their daughter that landed her here in the first place.Seems to me if the kid had better parents(?) /mentors in her younger life she would have learnt a sense of responsibility and this would never have happened.the kid did not get born with the arrogance she showed when disregarding her probation -somebody taught her to be so!!

john lavabread, beijing, china

Judge Michael T Sauer, you sir, are an American hero.

Sheriff Lee Baca, You are in contempt!!!!

Lyndsy Lohan, better get it together as your time is near.

Also, is there a way we can keep Paris in jail for the remainder of this decade?

Philip, Mercer Island, WA

"who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?"

mike, slough, england

"The sheriff let her go . It was not by her doing."

Sure, the sheriff woke up one morning and thought "Hey! Let's let this Hilton girl go!"

Seriously, why do you THINK he let her go? Not out of the goodness of his heart, I'm sure.

There are an awful lot of naive comments on here (yours too, Claudia).

starling, Lancaster,

I notice a big difference in the opinons of Americans in the American media and Brits in the British media, and that is almost all the Americans are taking great joy in this women's torment, while over half of the Brits see it for what it is and show her some compassion or concern that the system ran amuck. Common sense, real fairness, and dignity is disappearing fast in the US and spin, resentment, greed, and a mean junior high school spirit are completely taking over the adults. American prisons are highly destructive to people, untenably overcrowded, and gang infested. Forensic records block those who have served their time from any kind of decent job thus putting them permanently out of working societys loop. What Paris Hilton is experiencing first hand is a tour through an overly aggressive criminal justice system that is designed to torment anyone clumsy or evil who gets caught up haphazardly in its net. And Americans just sit and watch not realizing its coming for them.

Brian, los angeles,

"Spoiled, airhead, empty, trashy.... how does anyone here know whether she is any of these things?"
Claudia - you don't need to be in the same country as someone to have an opinion on them when they are in the public eye so much.

I think she deserved to go back to jail, any 'normal' person would have, why should it be different because someone is considered a celebrity

Karen, Devon, UK

I don't care if somebody makes more or less money than I do. But it doesn't mean that rich people should be above the law just because they have more money. Paris got a very light sentence compared to what average Americans would get if they committed the same crime. She needs to do the time and realize that she's not above the law just because she has money.

Stacey, Susanville, USA

Good on her!!!

fight against the system- do not go gently to your fate, show the world what you think!!

I'd do the same, probably !

david, London, UK

I like the way the reporter wrote this article:
"every inch of its 13 miles, by a swarm of helicopter-born camera crews...
A nation was transfixed. News channels abandoned all coverage of the G8 summit."
.... yeah, that's America! ;)

John, Madrid,

Tony Blair’s son not only collapsed drunk in Leicester Square but also on a further occasion was arrested in Washington DC for arson after setting fire to a night club. Yet he got off. Money and influence work most of the time. The Hilton’s were just unlucky.

John, Peterborough, UK

The reason she was released was because she had been kept in solitary confinement for 3 days. Paris is getting a punishment premium due to her fame.
berkley palmer, Eugene, or

Please stop perpetuating this lie. She has never been held in solitary confinement. She has a jail room in the "special needs" part of the jail reserved for government officials etc. It is NOT the solitary confinement cell quarters. The room has a bunk bed for 2 people. If you're solitary you don't get a cellmate.

Graham, London, UK

The UK newspapers (like their American counterparts) are always running demands for stiffer sentences related to drink or reckless driving charges. These are usually after someone has killed or maimed a pedestrian or another car driver but aimed at preventing such behaviour in others at an earlier stage.
I wonder what the Paris Hilton fans will be saying if she reoffends in the future but ends up running down and killing, say, a child whilst under the influence of drink or drugs?

John Crosby, Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Spoiled, airhead, empty, trashy.... how does anyone here know whether she is any of these things?
Claudia, Atlanta, USA

Because she has spent most of her life living off the earnings of her parents.
Because she's never uttered an intelligent word in public.
Because she's 26 years old, is a repeat offender, and screams for her mummy when all she has to do is serve a few days in a privileged, protected jail cell as punishment for her choices.
Because she films herself having sex and puts the video out on the net, she looks like a ridiculous Barbie doll, she behaves like a piece of vacuous trash and her behaviour over this is simply laughable.

Tom Franklin, London, UK

I regularly defend in criminal courts in this country. Be in no doubt, the normal sentence in the UK for driving whilst disqualified is a short period of prison. I don't know if it's normal in the US, but the gravity of the offence is the contempt it shows for the court that ordered your ban. She knew exactly what she was doing. And as for her psychiatrist being behind her release: I know from experience that you can find an expert to say anything!

defcon, London,

Claudia, Atlanta, USA - I just don't know where to begin in responding to your comment. I think it merely safe to say you are not living on the same planet as the rest of us. As for the comment about the young princes, you obviously believe that adjectives can only ever be applied to one person. Believe it or not Claudia, when I criticise someone for their behaviour, it doesn't mean everyone else in the world is fantastic. Personally, I find our Princes as useless and parasitic as Paris. "Earning her own financial way" - oh Claudia, how you have made us laugh!

James, London, UK

The whole thing is genuinely entertaining and a thoroughly enjoyable diversion! Now back to reality, credit cards etc...

As a little note, 45 days for the crimes committed is normal within the US, especially considering the repeat offence, turning up late for the court, not expressing remorse, move to an softer prison (to the best of my knowledge).

Gorillaonabike, London, UK

"45 days is an excessive sentence"

Have you heard of Elisa Kelly? She bought some alchohol (beer and wine) for her 16-year old son's birthday party, after telling everybody to hand in their car keys and stay inside, so there wouldn't be any accidents. Now she has to go to jail for 8 YEARS.

Hilton got off very, very lightly, considering she was FIRST convicted of drink-driving and THEN continued to flout the ban imposed on her. I bet that Kelly wouldn't even have been arrested if she'd been a poor little rich girl like Hilton.

starling, Lancaster,

Is there any possibility of an ultimate, 'live', trashy ,'celeb' show-stopper event - the marriage of tacky Calum Best to single brain celled Paris Hilton ? With Simon Cowell officiating at the wedding ceremony somewhere sleasy (say) like down-town Amsterdam ?
I'd pay good money NOT to watch that event !

Jimmy, Nottingham, U.K.

Paris isn't spoilt? Well that's a new one for me.

And why is it the Times comments are always so dominated by brash Americans (though some would say that is tautologous)? It's enough to drive one to the Guardian.

Charlie, London,

45 days is an excessive sentence.rich or poor, maybe the judge is just a jealous sad old man.why not community service?I am poor but rich people have rights also.

philip walters, rochester, uk

This is REALITY TV !

B. Anana, LA, CA

I think deep down she wanted to get caught! like the rich shoplifters we see so often. I think she is depressed and very unhappy inside. She seems to "have it all" but reality fame and money are NO substitute for inner peace. I truly feel sorry for her BUT she deserves to be punished by the law as she might well have killed someone whilst drunk.

PS
To the American who told us Brits to "piss off and mind our own business" may I say that I am proud to have known many Yanks in my time and without exception I can say they are the salt of the earth and good people! By the way this is a British newspaper so I rather think an attitude adjustment might be advisable?
PPS
God bless the US of A.

stephanie clague, Larnaca, cyprus

I believe all these comments against Paris amount to a lot of global sexism. Spoiled, airhead, empty, trashy.... how does anyone here know whether she is any of these things? Because she likes to go out and have fun? Have these adjectives ever been applied to a young male celebrity who likes to go out and party? How about all your young princes who don't seem all that meaningfully involved?

In reality, we know about Paris Hilton because she isn't spoiled. She could just live an anonymous, leisurely life at home off her money, but she chose to go out and try to work and make her own living in Hollywood, earning her own financial way. And for this - she is criticised. It goes to show you, not much has changed in the way women are portrayed.

Claudia, Atlanta, USA

Why all the trauma. Most of the inmates suffer from depression etc, Paris should get a stiffer sentence as in her position, she could have employed 100 drivers

Marise, Birmingham, UK

Finally some justice. She committed a crime and she should serve a sentence which is exactly the same as an ordinary citizen would receive. Also she shouldn't have a choice in where she is located within the prison.

RAY SMITH, Sutton,

Ms. Hilton was evaluated by medical professionals & it was found she has a medical condition(s) that would be detrimental to her health if she remained there. The facility. according to Sherriff Baca, is FULL of inmates & it is ROUTINE that the lesser-offense inmates be given consideration for alt. methods of confinement, or transfer, in certain situations to prevent massive overcrowding & other things. Ms. Hilton IS a lesser-offense detainee as opposed to, as Sherriff Baca stated, others who are in that facility for murder, rape & other such crimes. She was sent home under HouseArrest w/PERMISSION after careful consideration of her medical condition & the aforementioned facility conditions/routines. The Judge REFUSED to go into chambers to discuss the the medical report(s) re: Ms. Hilton. Celeb or not, medical facts proved she needed an alt. method. Communication errors prompted her return to court & shes got EVERYright to be upset..& the media frenzy at her HOME was truly dispicable.

Angel, anytown, USA

Anyone would think she had been sent to prison for life.

john , norwich,

I think that the judge was excessively harsh on Paris in the first place, as the usual punishment in California would have been electronic monitoring and commitment to a rehab facility, and I think he made an example of her becase of her celebrity status. I agree that she did the wrong thing and needed to be punished, but jail was not appropriate in this case, and people who are jealous of Paris are out in droves to gloat over her downfall. Being jailed has lifelong consequences for people and Paris would be a likely target for violence and abuse by other prisoners.

Al, Gold Coast, Australia

"Dura Lex, Sed Lex" The law is hard, but is the law.

Agreed in some other countries she would never go to jail, but that is not the problem. In some countries you can buy drugs legally and in USA you go to jail for the same. We are not comparing legal systems, we are comparing how some people get better deal because of their wealth of fame.

swan, oxford,

Martha Stewart did it better when she went to prison.

Bill, Burlington, Ontario

I am actually changing my mind on this issue. At first I thought that Paris Hilton deserved all she got. However, I researched it and 45 days for her infraction seemed a bit excessive. Now she is penalized for something she had nothing to do with at least directly. The sheriff let her go . It was not by her doing. It was the sheriff that deserved to be in contempt of court and in jail for a longer period. Should she serve her original 23 days or go home. My point is what purpose will it be to keep her in jail under tax payers money when it most likely would kill her to not leave her house, glamorous or not for 40 days.

Robert, San Diego, CA

Do you think that she was ever sent to her room as a child?

Clare, Halifax, England

if she is suicidal i really think it is totally unfair

hazel, london, united kingdom

The reason she was released was because she had been kept in solitary confinement for 3 days. Paris could not be kept safely in the general jail population. There's a reason thst solitary confinement is used as the worse punishment for incorrible inmates (hint - not Hilton) - it is one of the most grueling types of psychological stress short of out-and-out torture.

Fact is, a "normal" criminal that did an offence of the nature of Ms Hilton's would be released within 24 hours on matrix. The masses reveal their lust for punishment-as-entertainment as they call for the end of "preferential treatment". Paris is getting a punishment premium due to her fame.

berkley palmer, Eugene, or

Compare the USA to the UK’s soft standards for the rich – George Michael avoided going to jail for driving – and collapsing – under the influence.

Kathleen, Hemel Hempstead, UK

In the wrong hands a car can do major damage. Hopefully Paris Hilton will learn a lesson from this which will stop her doing the same again and maybe seriously injuring/killing someone and earning herself a lengthy prison sentence in the future - even if she only changes her ways out of fear of going back to prison and not because she's worried about maiming or killing an innocent person.

Sharon Emmett, Manchester, England

No pity at all, for godsake she's 26, and it's a few days in jail!, She needs to grow up!

She need to lose a few pounds anyway she's been looking a bit flabby recently (all those burgers!)

Look her dad obviously bribed the Sheriff, but it didn't work, so she'll need to to chill out for a few weeks.

Silly girl, silly parents actually, too much pampering and not enough worldlyness in her upbringing.

Simon, Auckland, New Zealand

This lady committed an offence, and then flouted the law not once, but twice. She also refused to attend an alcohol related education programme, and apparently turned up 30 minutes late for sentencing.

45 days, under those circumstances, is probably fair and just. She has served 6 days, and will probably have done 8 or 9 before a further appeal is heard early next week.

Personally, I believe she should get half her time 'served' for good behaviour, and be released after no more than 23 days.

If she needs medical attention whilst in Prison, she should be housed somewhere she can receive it.

On leaving prison, I hope she really will have learned something, and will be a better person for the experience.

Somehow, I doubt she'll re-offend!

Darren, Rathfriland, Northern Ireland

ohh......my god paris hilton in this pic is really pity she is a weak girl in need of some helps now. look at her face my heart break........

nakashima, tokyo,

Hope George Michael plays a song for her at his concert today.Perhaps "O lucky Man."

Pinnington, Pentraeth, Wales

She obviously has some sort of adjustment disorder, due to her upbringing. Though most people would laugh at this, if she's suicidal, she should spend her sentence in a locked ward at wherever the jail sends patients to. Correctional officers are not meant to be psychiatric nurses, and not able to handle a suicidal inmate.
I think she belongs at the jail ward at the County hospital at this point, especially with her refusal to eat, shower, and constant crying. I've had personal experience with adjustment disorder, and it's not where anyone would want to be, period. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Astraea, Toronto,

Now that the LA Justice system has dealt a little more fairly with Ms. Paris, is there any way it can drag O.J. back into court for a real trial in front of a real jury?

Earl in Arctic Alaska

Earl Bommer, Barrow, Alaska

enough of the blond for heavens sakes....she should do her time and shut up she would get more respect that is for sure...or maybe the 26 year old baby is still whining for her mommy. unbelievable to me how some treat people because they have money as higher beings...

dawn dawn, toronto, canada

Paris Hilton's craving for celebrity has certainly back-fired big time. The media circus surrounding this case meant the judge had to hand out a sentance that showed justice was being done. The sheriff's department screwed it up by allowing her out after a paltry 3 days, no doubt after extreme pressure from the Hilton family lawyers. I don't blame Paris, she's the product of over indulgent parents and a society that feeds on celebrity. You reap what you sew., and Paris is now sewing mailbags !

theduke, Windsor, England

Now it is disclosed to the open who Paris Hilton is: a girl that never crossed the Rubicon that seperates childhood from adulthood. I think she had been crying for her mother all over the last 26years! But her "mommy" never came to help her to become a young adult women. That is the real tragedy which is disclosed to the public now - and it is humiliating for Paris. It ist right to pity her for being left alone for 26 years. Judge Sauer is right: Someone had to bring her to the edge and force her to cross the Rubicon to become an adult. I hope she will find someone to reach out for her to lead and guide her during the days to come. It is a shame to "triumph" over her. She was a lost girl all the time as Lady Di once was. They are both the "Queens of the lonely hearts" . There are millions of girls /women who can identify with those "lost", motherless childish women - they are icons of "modern times".

Dirk R Bode, Hamburg, Germany,

I think the Americans posting have made it perfectly clear. No, we don't have sympathy for someone who runs all over the law.

Tracie, Portland, USA

What her parents don't realize is that they raised Paris with no regard for others. She endangered her life and the lives of others by driving drunk. The court system is trying to protect all of us as well as Paris. You would think her parents would be greatful that she is being taught a lesson that they could not. They obviously think it is okay to break the law and then do so again and again.
Anyone else who would be forced to spend time alone in a private cell would use the time to reflect, perhaps write about the ordeal and read. Instead Paris is using her time to throw some more infantile temper tantrums to get her own way...and why not...it always worked with her parents.
Name one thing that Paris has ever done for others.....keep thinking.....maybe she should be serving the other inmates their dinners...that would keep her little mind busy.
Laura , Spring , Tx

Laura, Spring , texas

"Its not fair. Its not right?" What is fair and right Paris? Putting the lives of innocent people at jeopardy because of your despicable lack of regard for the law and human responsibility?

Helen, Irvine, California

Paris had her opportunity to wise up after she got a slap on the wrist for the DUI. Then she shows up late for court and makes a mockery of our justice system. Had she been slapped on the wrist again I guarranty you she would have commited another crime. Hopefully she has learned her lesson. She certainly has the resources that she shouldn't be driving on a suspended license.

Captain Phil, Seattle , USA, Washington

If she had just shut up and done her time like everyone else, people would have respected her, and afterwards the value of Paris Hilton the "brand" would have increased, just like it did for Martha Stewart. But after crying "Mommy!", showing she's nothing but a sissy, she's lost all credibility. She will be savaged over this for years to come.

Neil, Los Angeles, CA

These people carrying signs supporting her make me sick. When the average person goes to jail, where are all these people chanting their love and other nonsense. She's lucky that she will BE in solitary, as if that's a negative...she should be in the general population like any other citizen...we have to stop treating these so-called celebrities any different, and thank goodness for a judge who has sense, not this idiot sheriff who "felt sorry for her". Give me a break and let her serve the full 45 days and think about what she did, as if spending the time in her mansion would be a punishment....right

Marc, Boynton Beach, USA/FL

The posters who are criticising the judge's order to have Paris Hilton treated like any other criminal are proving themselves to be tremendous fools by defending an individual who deserves exactly what she got.

Ms. Hilton committed a serious crime which could have resulted in injury or death to others. She was given a chance to avoid jail and serve probation instead. She TWICE violated the terms of her probation. Her sentence was the STANDARD sentence any other person would receive for the same offense.

The only person who deserves any blame in this matter is Paris Hilton herself. She put herself in jail through her own poor decisions. Now, she needs to serve her time, and hopefully, learn from her mistakes. Hopefully, her fans will also learn something and stop defending her bad behavior.

Chris, San Francisco, CA, USA

She should be treated like any other person. She continues to drive without license, back into vehicles and other offenses. She is no better than the average person. The Police Dept and and her parents as well as her attorney should be charged with her. She is a menace to this society.

Misty, Panama, USA

It's sad to see such a pretty -- and in many ways naive -- young woman in such distress, but she put people's lives in danger no less than three times. In court, she made it clear that she felt that her handlers hadn't done their jobs, thus she inadvertently broke the law.

The Judge made it clear that she was ultimately responsible for her own actions. Obviously her parents have failed to teach her how self-indulgence can harm others.

I don't blame her for being upset; jail is not a nice place to be. Hopefully this consequence will serve notice to all in the upper societal strata that engaging in behaviors that put others at risk is unacceptable no matter who you are or how much money you have.

William R Alford, Merrifield, USA/Virginia

The world is reasonable to everyone.

daxue, huaian, china

In my state, your attempt at easing overcrowding would have been putting her on probation in the first place. She showed not once but TWICE that she could not obey the terms of her leniency agreement, and so I feel no sympathy for the fact that she will have to do some time (omfg! less than a month! how horrible!). This is the same punishment that any Joe Blow would go through. As for CA's policies for dealing with overcrowding, I would hope that parole violation is taken into consideration when deciding if a convict should be let free or not. Additionally I would hope that DUI is not considered a non-violent crime, as it is extremely dangerous to everyone on the road.

Greg H, Norman, OK

Finally justice that is closer to being blind. It has been said and not achieved for so long but finally we are getting closer to blind justice. Finally my congratulations to the Judge for sticking by their decision.

Sam, Sydney, Australia

I tink the judge has sent a very strong signal to the huge community of celebrity that no one is above the law.

frank lebaron, london, uk

Good on the judge for sending her back. Do the crime do the time regardless of who you are. It's a bit sad that this trivia queen stopped coverage of the G8.

Karen, Adelaide, South Australia

We Angelenos try hard to produce the best in farcical entertainment. Please continue to enjoy the spectacle and visit when you can.

otto von abbatoir, Los Angeles, USA/CA

Putting her back in prison after releasing her is incredibly cruel. In this case the judge should have taken his anger out on the Sheriff, not use Ms Hilton as an"example". I think she's been through enough, and I'd say the same about anyone in the same position. She's no danger to society. The judge needs to have his head examined.

Ross Liversidge, Ripon, North Yorkshire

In this crazy, mixed-up world, I'm sure that it won't be long before somebody dreams up a scheme akin to carbon credits under which celebrities trade their jail time to the plebs for them to serve on their behalf in return for generous financial reward.

Stop the world - I want to get off!!

Chris, Worcester,

Maybe Paris is beginning to learn a valuable lesson. Personally , I feel nothing for this spoiled excuse of a human being. Very poor role model for the younger generation. What would our civilization be like if everyone followed their whims and ignored the law of the land.

Ken Hamby, Enterprise, USA / Alabama

It is bad karma to rejoice in the misfortune of others.

Jonathan L, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Dear Neil, she had been banned from driving. She broke this ban, and the punishment for that was jail. Ignoring the ban took her beyond community service and straight to jail, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.

And who cares if she's the CEO of anything. She's not above the law. The end.

starling, Lancaster,

It's very simple: if you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

Rob, London, England

""This woman's far too delicate"

Me too.

Shall I go rob a bank?

Driving whilst drunk is en par with attempted murder. Think about that.

starling, Lancaster,

That judge is to be congratulated! Finally, somebody in a position of power in LA who is using it to enforce the laws AS THEY ARE WRITTEN, not as they are paid off!

Obviously, this guy has his feet firmly planted on the ground, whereas the sheriff is either a ditz who has no real life-skills, or a corrupt so-and-so who was prepared to let Paris go home for the big bucks!

Either way, looks like the judge is going to win this one (the sheriff may even be held in contempt) and Paris, by refusing to grow up and simply serve out her amended sentence, will now have to serve the entire sentence of 45 days.

Honestly, that shot of her in the back of the police car just looks to me like a baby who's had their lolly pop taken away! Twenty-six years old?? Her parents should be ashamed!

Miss Lizzy, Sydney, Australia

I think well of the alleged airhead. She is pretty and a cute lill diversion.

I think a time in Jail will be personally good for her. no need to be particularly harsh though or to be mean abt her wealth & privillages etc. - she aint killed anyone. Drunk driving is dangerous and it would not have helped her to avoid the consequences.

Lets not forget that not only the rich and famous makes mistakes like drunk driving. Our own kids could get caught in the same mistakes and idiocies.

R. John

R. John, Cal, India

May I suggest that whatever her name is, is suffering from a dose of reality. Would it also be possible to give her parents a dose?

Mitch, Seattle,

For all you people who say that the sentence doesn't fit the crime let me remind you that Ms Hilton was stopped THREE times for drunk driving. This attitude that her "crime"was minimum is one of the reasons that the US has some of the lightless drunk driving laws in the world. Ms Hilton was court ordered to inroll herslf in an alcohol treatment program the first time she was arrested and she totally blew it off. She was caught driving drunk folks...THREE TIMES! Do you want to forgive her and let her out so she can kill somebody and cry about how she didn't mean it and that she was SO sorry. It really is no laughing matter.

Linda, Santa Fe, US

"A nation was transfixed."

Hardly.

It's impossible not to know about this story because the news media is beating it to death. Please don't mistake media hype for the interest of average Americans. Hilton has her little group of fans but to quite a lot of people in this country she's just a petty annoyance, not a news item.

TF, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Having lived with a spoiled selfish brat (i.e. my ex-wife), I know exactly how Paris Hilton feels. She is not used to stress, not one bit of it because she has always got her way (as is the nature of spoiled brats). Incarcerate her, and she has no coping mechanisms. I just hope this brings her down to Earth as I'm truly sick of her being in the newspapers. As she has no redeemable talent, she can only appear in the media spotlight when she behaves outrageously....and it got pretty boring a long time ago.

Tom, London, UK

Personally, I'd reather read about the G-8 summit, the latest political scandal, food trend, Dr Who episode, what-have-you, anything, but this Paris chick.

I'm just waiting for the next thing--Paris: the movie. Wonder if it'll be a comedy or a horror film?

Nancy, Glens Falls, USA NY

I`m no fan of Paris Hilton but god forbid that I would ever wish jail time on anyone.

phil, Hong Kong,

"A nation was transfixed"? I think not.

Paris Hilton was created by a mainstream media that is seriously disconnected from the values of most Americans. While the media may have been "transfixed," most of us could have cared less. The disservice they do to this country is to show a false representation of us to a gullible world.

Russ Armstrong, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

To Jack (Austin TX)

While you sound like a gentleman, have you really thought through your rationalisations, per Hilton?

Too delicate for jail? What about the porno's this "delicate" little woman has made? I am not a cloistered multi-millionaire, but I assure you that even if I was, I would not allow myself to get involved in something like that! And what about her penchant for double-parking other people's cars, speeding, and drunk driving? Obviously, she is not too refined or well brought up to think twice before putting other people's lives at risk!

I'm sure there are many delicate people, particularly women, in the prison system. People with no prior convictions who's lives have not predisposed them to jail. But guess what? That's what the system is (supposed to be) all about! Reforming the attitudes of people with either no respect for the law or no grip on reality! And I say "well done" to the judge who denied Hilton's unreasonable demands and insisted on upholding the law!

Miss LIzzy, Sydney, Australia

Good work Judge Sauer. Now send the wimp sheriff back to jail. HELLO and goodbye. Keep up the status quo of any and all people, rich or poor, the same. Lock Paris up and throw the key away...

cordovarudy, roswell, new mexico

I am not part of the world that is with you, Paris. When you do something against the law, you, like all of us, is not above it. Do your time graciously and gracefully, "your fans" will probably respect and hold you as a better role model.

sheila, scarborough, canada

Can anyone explain why she shouldnt serve a sentence which has been decided by a judge? Surely she is not the first person to find the experience of going to jail daunting!! I dont think there any many people who wouldnt find this hugely challenging mentally!
So shut up and face the consequences of ur acts Paris!

N, London,

I wonder if she will go on hunger strike ? ha ha ha

armitage shanks, bath, england

Paris deserves what she got, compare the footage of her at the start of the case to her weeping now. She was cocky & posing looking very sure of herself - certain she would get away with it. Her medical condition is probably shock brought on by the revelation that the legal system doesn't think she's as important as she obviously thinks she is. Make her serve the time & hopefully she come out with a little humility.

Akosua, Essex,

Her incarceration is excellent news. She is not above the law and frankly a 45 day sentence seems trivial for the potentially serious crime of drink driving.

John Dixon, London, UK

If she thinks its an injustice, maybe she should use the time to reflect on the injustice of Nelson Mandela, and think herself lucky only having to serve 45 days.

Adam Jarvis, UK,

Somehow I believe she would have a last say with her wealthy dad probably doing something. Heck, I hope I am wrong.

Jon, Toronto/Ontario, Canada

How else would you expect a spoilt brat to react. It's a shame the prison authorities aren't also putting her to work in the kitchen or laundry. Even better, cleaning the toilets.

This young lady, and I use that term reservedly, needs to be taught some values, something her parents have failed to do.

Ms Hilton will hopefully finish ger sentence a much better human being and memeber of society.

Philip Parker, Sydney, NSW Australia

It's time the RICH AND FAMOUS find out they are NOT above the law. Justice is just a word to many millions of Americans.

M. Lewis, Williamsport, PA, USA

you'd think from her behaviour that she was being sent down for 45 years not 45 days.

In the long-term it will do her good, bring her down to earth, from the clouds she lives in.

akram, London,

Paris back in prison? That's hot!

Jenni, PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa

I think its appalling that someone should be sent to prison for a traffic offence in which no-one was injured and the individual concerned has no criminal history and is the CEO of a multi million dollar fashion/reality franchise. Surely community service ala Naomi Campbell and Boy George would be more appropriate. The poor girl. This most certainly is not right and I have no doubt my younger sister would react the same way were she in Ms Hilton's shoes.

Neil McAllister, Kingston, UK

Why is it, I wonder, that most of your readers' comments smack of ill-will? Could it be envy? How sad.............

Peter, Nice, France, Var

I fully support the actions of the Sheriff department to send Miss Hilton back to prison. However we need to look at the vast number of cases of people being let of lightly for a number of issues from all types of backgrounds.

My real pity, is for the prisoners who will have to spend time listening to this whining spoilt brat crying herself to sleep about how hard shes got it.
I imagine the hospital she has been sent to will be full of a number of home comforts which the other prisoners cannot afford. In many ways similar to that over priced monopoly of hotels.
Whilst Paris cries herself to sleep over her latest dis regard for law. My heart goes out to the vast amount of low paid washer uppers and maids employed by her daddy who no doubt suffer much of the social ills such as poor housing yet remain on the right side of the law. Perhaps Mr Hilton instead of paying vast legal bills to protect his psychologically disturbed daughter should look at a wage increase for this fine group

Steve H, staines, England

YES hahaha that has made my day finally some real justice no moisturiser you are in PRISON thats why hahaha : )

Rich, London, England

Why does this super-rich empty head get so much publicity? Is it because she is a super-rich empty head and the Press treat us as empty heads in thrall to false celebrity? Questions. Questions.

RH McB, Belfast, UK

Think you guys need to stop being "holier than thou". Having read the comments calling her spoilt and about her upbringing - who are you to judge her parents' way of raising her'? I'm sure there are people who judge you for you way of life - everyone has a different viewpoint.

Are you just jealous deep down insiide that you would not be able to get away with it if you were in her place? Get a life and let her live hers.. its between her and the court!

Z, london,

Thank you Judge Sauer for setting an example to my teenage children.

Murph, Madisonville, USA/KY

I don't know what the right sentence is for this ridiculous woman.

But I do know that the public should not be sentenced to reading about her all the time.

Show some judgment.

John Chuckman, Toronto, Canada

She shouldn't be in jail, even if she is spolied and rich. This woman's far too delicate, and it could easily be too much for her and break her far more than anyone realises. Most people are prepared for something like this, because they're a little more in touch with reality. Paris Hilton isn't, and although we may think she deserves to be "brought into reality" it's going to be far harder a shock for her than it would be for most. It's like putting a tame animal into the wild. It doesn't "strengthen it". All that happens is it gets killed.

jack, austin, tx

They should make her do community service
like road-sweeping or toilet cleaning everyday
for a month instead of sending her to prison.
This will certainly bring her down to the working
class level and this will also make her realise how
hard decent people make their living.

gs, London, UK

This story and all of the publicity is good for all of us. Controversial, yes. But there's a clear message going out to all of the celebrity-watching children in the western world - drive drunk and you go to jail, which makes you cry and look awful, because you can't use moisturiser or even wax.

That she had to be sent to jail twice for her offences just adds to the strength of the message.

Yes it looks like a waste of space when you compare the story from an adult's perspective, because we adults already are aware driving drunk is illegal and immoral.

Justin, Wuhan, China

Karma is a beautiful reality. I'm 26 and have become pretty successful on my own with little a tear shed because I'm not a complete waste and my parents raised me well. The city I used to live in (Pittsburgh) has a 26-year-old mayor. Paris does little for the world but breath it's air, and probably more than her share since she has nothing to do apparently except work out and breathe stupidly through her mouth. Perhaps she'll have some sense of accomplishment and a needed break from her trite and meaningless existence after serving her time. Just a thought, but to Esteban Gonzalez... It is ineffective to call someone 'dumb' if you cannot spell it yourself.

N. Sautter, Burlington, VT

She is a drunken, bimbo that flirts with danger when she gets behind the steering wheel. I drive the same streets with my children. Thank God no one was hurt as a result of her recklessness.

camen, Hawthorne, ca

The real issue here is how come America (and the rest of the world, it seems) is so transfixed by this story -- "breaking news" indeed -- when the nation is at war, the economy is continually dipping, the gas prices continually exploding, and the campaign trail continues to be, well, uninspiring. I don't even want to vote. The issues continue to be skirted, the money (what will really win the election anyway) just flows in unchecked, while the people watch Paris Hilton instead of the meaningless debates where the candidates just try to outdo one another. The real question here is, who cares? Someone else in the nation got a DUI. There are bigger issues, ones that stand to undermine the crumbling superpower status that America used to brandish. These questions were posed by my 14-year-old daughter, appalled at the "Breaking News" thing. We were expecting a national or international tragedy, not a celebrity story.

Martha Abadie, Hattiesburg, USA

The Times used to be a quality newspaper

1. Who cares ?
2. Is this news ?
3. Is this important /.

Meanwhile, back in Baghdad - Darfur - Harare....

Roy Earle's Parole, Shanghai, China

Well, now you have it.- Law and Order. When people realise a punishment means just that, they will take heed. Society is too soft on offenders. If Paris cannot stand a prison cell then she, her clever lawyers/advisers should have considered this before she tried to drive her car whilst banned. She cannot eat the food?, some people are glad to receive what they are given in prison.

andy, bangkok, thailand

Everyone needs to wake up and smell the coffee, that this kind of flipancy in the face of everyday basic expectations is not acceptable. It is a shame that Paris Hilton is being held up as an example, but rightly so!!!

acw , toronto, Canada

Put her sorry butt back in jail for forty days and prosecute the people responsible for her early release.
They have ridiculed the judge and Americas laws.
The world is watching, but most important the poorer of society who serve thier time with no legal help.

Wayne, Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada

Of all of t he individuals who flaunt the law and get away with it, due to money or influence, Paris Hilton's case angers me the least. A traitor such as Scooter Libby is complicit in the death of tens of thousands and will not spend a single day in jail.

D. Dahl, Chicago, Illinois

Shame we do not have a judge with a backbone too - George Michael gets community service and a Wembly concert - did you see the grin on his face when he came out of court?

Peggy Webb, Blyth, England

Paris Hilton should be incarcerated for the arrogance of believing that the laws that apply to the rest of us should not apply to her. More importantly why do you in the UK even care about this uneducated, untalented, publicity addicted hotel family princess???????????

Bruce Northwood, Washington, D.C., USA

At last a person in authority with some common sense
(Judge Sauer) I'm elated to hear that a celebrity has finally
got what they deserve with no special concessions.
Also no remission as it should be for all offenders.
Six months should mean six and not three.
Congratulations Judge.

Donald Higson, Preston, Lancashire U K

Why does the world even pay attention to the antics of this spoiled rich girl?

Peter Piper, San Francisco, CA,

With any luck, once she gets out of the slammer, she will disappear into the obscurity she so richly deserves. Conrad must be squirming in his grave, wondering why he ever decided to go into the hotel business, after seeing what his gene-pool turned out.

E J Murray, Kerry, Ireland

Inmates at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya know what a real prison is! Perhaps if she were "rendtioned" there for just a day and then released, it would be the equivalent of her full 45 day sentence and her fans would be happy:-)

D, London,

I wonder who paid whom in the Sheriff's department, and how much. Presumably there will be no refund demanded.

Charles, Charlottesville,

Thank God there are still some people in America who are not in thrall to the appalling celebrity culture which the insufferable Tony Blair and his entourage have cultivated during the past 10 years. There is no reason on earth why privilege should be able to circumvent a just verdict and sentence. Let the screaming madam serve out her sentence in full.

Alexander Hall, Hamburg, Germany

I would imagine that she is allowed access to reading material. If so, whats the big deal? I mean, 45 days should be a piece of cake to anyone with a stack of good books to read. Heck, millions of university students live in dorm rooms similar to her cell, and each of them serves a sentence of four years or longer. What's next? Her boyfriend coming for a visit with his camcorder? That could get her mind off prison.

John, Los Angeles, California

What I do not get is when people say oh look at this girl, why do we all gobble up everything that they write about her?....how come she is so popular that she blows the G8 summit off of the front page? .. well I will tell you all why.. Newspapers do not reflect popular opinion, the editor of a newspaper has it in his power to create opinion. They print it and we buy it... they are not printing it because we want it, they are trying to make us react to it..if they all stopped writing about her...she would be forgotten...Hooray...! But they do not do this, her publicists have made her a modern day Frankenstein, and not to look at her has become impossible as we are fed new images on a daily basis. Stop writing about her now and give us all a well deserved rest.....

Jim, Oulu, Finland

I cant help but laugh with unrestrained laughter and joy!!! There is justice in the world, yes!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!
Stupid Americans billionaires and their trailer park penchant for naming their childrens after cities and things they think sound classy. These people expected to buy their way out of jails, what a bunch of losers!! All we need now is OJ Simpson to be rounded up as well and we could have a Simple Life, jailbird special!! Come on TV Execs you know there money in it?!!

Pippy, Paris, UK

She could have been driven around by hiring a chauffer (if she could afford it) so why did'nt she. Arrogance???

Don Black, Brisbane, Australia

I'm happy that the judge put her back where she belongs. He is trying to do in 45 days what her parents have failed to do at all. Her parents have evidently catered to her every whim and excused if she made an error. She needs to see how the real people live and to take responsibility for her actions.
Princess Diana was a good role model for parenting. She showed her children poverty, disease and the fact they have been born with status and wealth and will never have to live like most of the people. It's a shame Paris' parents didn't treat their children the same way.

Martha Happel, Smithton, IL, USA

All points to Judge Sauer who believes that no matter who the person is they should be treated according to the system. Let's hope he will continue on this career path and the world will be a better place.

michael tindall, christchurch, new zealand

Dear Paris, the world is with you? I think not. And exactly when was this over-indulged spoilt little brat bothered about you or anyone else in the world? And the sentence is stonger than the crime? So we should let people like this flaught the law and break their probation because they are obviously more worthy than us mere mortals and shouldn't be punished like anyone else? Now I think she might actually learn somrthing rather than simply saying she has.

D Maddox, London, UK

It is doubtless the most traumatizing event of all its life! The poor cherie!!!

lili, paris,

Maybe she will have a chance in jail to write her memoirs, possibly titled, " My Struggle"!

R. Watts, New York, USA

All coverage of the G8 summit affecting the lives and future of billions of people dropped by the media to cover the goings on of an empty headed, useless, spoilt brat. If the media dropped such people the human race might find time to ensure some kind of future for us all.

Merv, Scarborough, uk

Another victim of America's mediaeval criminal justice system. Handcuffs for a court appearance, I ask you. She's guilty of a misdemeanour that hardly justifies a custodial sentence. In her place I'd be putting a team of private investigators on the judge/s. Everyone's got something to hide.

Andrew Milner, Karuizawa, Nagano

She should be sent back to prison. Into general population, not into a luxury cell. Prison should act as a deterrent as well.

ben, wilmslow, cheshire

The Paris Hilton charade is truly a three ring circus, that just proves that PT Barnum was right: a sucker is born every day.

That sucker may be the Los Angeles County Sheriff who was convinced by crocodile tears to create his own version of "The Liberation of Paris," or it could be the editors who think this arse and her shenanigans are more "newsworthy" than the G8 conference, the flag enshrouded coffins coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq, and the preparations for Exchequer Chancellor Brown moving over to the PMs office.

Edward B Woody Ryder, Greenlawn, USA/NY

"But this is not the first time that the LA County Sheriff’s Department has often been accused of giving celebrities special treatment."

You have a slight grammar incident. Interesting article; it does surprise me how obsessed people are with the mundane (me too, I'm reading this!). I wonder if it's because the "big problems" are too abstract, or too inhuman. Odd.

Ali, Exeter, Devon

The sentence is far stronger than the crime. She did not kill anyone. This is not the first case of a miscarriage of justice. Look well: She may be suffering fro depression. Money does not kill depression. The Duke of Westminster suffers from depression. Dear Paris, It will be over soon. The world is with you

CEKnott, London,

She was drinking and driving. She pleaded guilty so her DUI was reduced to reckless driving and so had to give up her license to drive. She was then caught driving, so she broke her probation. She has to grow up at some point and realize that her actions have consequences.
It is right that she was sent to jail. It was not right that she was allowed out. And it is correct that she be sent back.
Having said all of that, can someone please educate me on what she has done to make her so famous? I dont get it and I dont understand the publics fascination with her.

Dan , Frederick , US

You'd need a heart of stone not to laugh. Maybe crying and kicking up a celebrity fuss worked with daddy, but thank goodness it isn't gonna work this time.

Zippy, Leeds, UK

Celebrity worship,Survivour like tv shows[24 hours etc] shows the emptiness of cosumer culture with no ideology save that to consume more.But this shows what we crave. A challenging life. Cosumer culture has conquered America and the West. We need help to escape and have no idea how on our own. All we know is earn more buy more and we will be happy.
We only know that the challenging life can be touched via celebrities that play the part in their shows.The life we actually want and need but are now too afraid to grasp in life.Our Gods are those at the Pinnicle of this culture Paris,Brad,Joelie etc. When they fall,we pretend its us,and we pretend its a show.Reality type shows and reality are now one.The problem is not Paris.The problem is us.

Leslie Udwin, Johannesburg, South Africa

Perhaps this incident should serve as a reminder that celebrities, just like everyone else, are not above the law. Being rich and famous does not entitle them the privilege to play by different rules. Like any other convict who broke the law, one has to serve their sentence - not excluding Paris Hilton. Indeed, it is relieving to see that Judge Sauer was unfettered by popular opinion. Justice is certainly served.

Phoon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Martha Stewart did her time and so did other rich and famous people. Many thought it was unfair and Martha was being made an example, but she survived, and hopefully is a better person today.

It's ridiculous that celebrities should have special cells, although for less serious crimes, offenders should be seperated from murderers, rapists, etc.

Drunk driving is not often viewed as a serious offence, but if your family member was ever killed/handicapped by a drunk driver, you would think a brief incarceration could make drunk drivers aware of the social responsibility to others.

mike, ithaca, new york

"Inexplicable mental problems"???
How about "Day after Thanksgiving"???
Just a thought.

P. Nelson, Gosford, Australia

Millions of loving, responsible, hardworking parents throughout time have managed to instill values of honesty, integrity and morality in their children without benefit of inherited wealth, undue privilege or baseless fame.

Paris Hilton's parents should be taking a very long, hard internal assessment of what they neglected to teach their daughter when they had their chance. Now that Ms. Hilton is an adult, she's learning the consequences of ones' actions sometimes bear unwanted burdens.

Bonnie, Elk Grove,

Perhaps this young woman will begin to realize, over the next 21 days at least, that despite her wealth and socialite credentials she is not above the law and that if she deliberately flouts the law then she will be treated just like everyone else. No doubt she will be returned to her own cell and not have to mix with the 'hoi polloi' but maybe a restricted diet free of drugs and alcohol might work. And, who knows, the fact that one mini celebrity will learn the harder way might encourage the others to adopt a different attitude and approach. Only time will tell!

Ken, Suffolk, England

it"right to put her in prison

daxue, huaian, china

I think Paris received what she deserved. Being let out early for unspecified medical conditions and not examined by prison personel is uncalled for. I am pleased the judge decided to have her fulfill the entire prison term for trying to play the "poor me" card. Her attempts to have a telephone conference from home to the court is ridiculous. I am sick of hearing about her in the news. Waste of time.

Eve, Chicago, IL

LA County Jail has a full time staff of physicians, psychologists and nurses to deal with a skinny little girl with a drinking problems. Sheriff Baca asked the taxpayers for more money to deal with those with mental health issues and he does this? Unbelievable.

Maybe Paris should have went to the LASD website first and picked up a few pointers on what to expect.
http://www.lasd.org/lasd_services/correctional/mental_illness.html

McFly, Anaheim, US/California

Paris has been an immature spoiled brat all her life, and is a hive of narcissistic psychopathology. Maybe this experience will knock some sense of perspective and decency into her self-centered shallow brain. Hopefully she won't get worse, or consider herself "the victim" in all this. I won't be holding my breath.

Pity she didn't also get a few hundred hours community service, working for the poor and disabled, so that she could see the real world that she spends her life avoiding. A life that her parents likely sheltered her from, cocooned in their own privileged ivory tower.

monica, sydney, australia

What a farce and a sad indictment of the American judicial system.. i am waiting for the appeal and her possible trelease monday..

Hamad , Thornton Heath, England

I feel sorry for the poor little thing, they should let her out.
They need to let her go home,she can't help it that she is rich and spoild.
She has naver had to do one little thing for her self,not even make toast.
How will she last in jail,somenone need's to help her get out of there.

judy, kingmen, Az

While I am no fan of Paris Hilton, she is a less than good example of how to behave. But people have to remember that she isn't living under the same conditions as most of the other inmates. She's in solitary confinement 23 hours a day.

She is basically serving a sentence of 45 days of solitary confinement. She has to be seperated because of dangerous threats to her.

This should be taken into account. Should 45 days of solitary confinment fit the crime she committed? Or is the judicial system simply exercising it's jealousy over her wealth?

Knowing she has to serve in solitary confinement for her safety, I belive 10-14 days would have been more realistic in my opinion.

Eric, Falls Church, VA USA

Little Paris really needs to grow up. Since when does money exclude her from the laws the rest of us follow, or at least are responsible for. Paris is no better then any of the rest of us.

Larry, Tract, USA/CA

Not allowed to wax or use moisturiser? What kind of cruel and unusual punishment is this? It's a sick world we are living in! Release the Hilton One! Alternatively, put that Ritchie girl in there with her so they can occupy themselves doing an episode of "The Simple Life".

Andy, London Hilton, Englandland

I was trying to picture Paris in a cell for 23 hours a day alone with her thoughts and a pencil and paper. It would be a very lonely, silent place for an unstable person who never learned to think of be introspective. As a parent I would worry about her and feel totally responsible for her complete lack of any coping skills and obviously no intellectual curiosity.

A perfect example of our own inbred American royalty.

Maryanne, Philadelphia, PA

People should be threated the same no matter where they come from, no matter if they are rich or poor. That´s why it is right to send Paris back to jail.
Furthermore it is sad in a world with huge problems both human and enviroment that people can be so focused on one famous, but not very gifted, person

D. Thorsen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Thirty years ago, my husband was killed by a drunk driver who was behind the wheel despite having been banned. Whatever Paris Hilton might be going through, I can assure her it is nothing to the shock, grief and depression that people who are bereaved in such circumstances go through. My sincere thanks to the Judge who sent her back to jail.

J. Mannion, Bristol, UK

Mom! Mom!

Put her in jail too.

Eugene, Heidelberg, germany

Society should stop enabling this narcissistic girl, with their hard earned money.

I for one will NEVER BE A GUEST AT A HILTON HOTEL again!
The parents reaction to this saga is astonishing!

Natasha, Los Angeles, CA

To think this blew the G8 coverage off the headlines!
It just goes to show that what the masses are really interested in, is, well..... nothing. What message does this give to our leaders? They can do what they like with impunity. We won't care as long as we have a scandal about nothing to gorge ourselves on. Shame on us!

Alice, Moscow,

Paris is the worst of our culture, and yet people are just gobbling up this nonsense. She should count herself as lucky that such an easy sentence might put an end to her antics and save her life (and those who might be harmed by her actions). Another blond celebrity who wrote her own ticket and thought she was above it all didn't fair as well: Anna Nicole Smith.

Fern Rivendrop, Boston, Mass

Miss Hilton should have learned from Martha Stewart, who served her time without making a sound and came out with her reputation not only intact, but better than when she went in. And for eric campbell (sic, above), our judges and District Attorney are elected officials, not appointed, as is the British judiciary; since he can neither see nor read all the media available in Los Angeles (we prefer it spelled out so as not to confuse it Louisiana, a state which has a worse murder rate than California) I suggest he check the statistics for cities such as Washington DC, Phildelphia (the City of Brotherly Love!) and Detroit before making such statements.

David Cunard, Los Angeles, USA

A friend of my family's had to spend 180 days in jail for a first time drinking and driving offense. Anyone who thinks she's been treated harshly in comparison with the general population is flat out wrong.

Valerie, Cincinnati, Ohio

Nice, very nice.. things are as they should be. She'll get special treatment in jail anyway, letting her out on house arrest was overkill.

emceay, Fairfax, VA

Good grief! Ask anyone with two or more young children. People are BORN with an innate sense of what's fair...and what's not. This judge is enforcing fairness and my hat is off to him. Would any of us "common people" get out of jail after serving only 3 days of a 45 days sentence? NO! Especially not for offenses this serious. Yes folks, probation violation is serious and DUI is even more serious. Yet is seems that everyone just wants to pass it off..."it's just Paris". We live in a Republic, a "democracy" not a feudal society. Being rich and famous should not grant anyone special privilege.

Now, as for her parents' reaction, good Lord! It's not like they are hauling the girl off to the gas chamber or anything. Get a grip! She's going to her PRIVATE cell for a few weeks. Big, frigging deal. "It's in God's hands now". Give me a break! If you people, with your ENDLESS supply of money, had raised her right in the first place she wouldn't be going to jail.

Bob, Pasadena, MD

She was lucky enough not to kill anyone while driving drunk. I just hope jail time teaches her a big lesson in humility and she finally grows up. If you do the crime you should do the time. Others don't have the privilege of leaving jail while sick.

Angela, Dublin,

Paris Hilton has been spoiled her entire life. It's not surprisng that she can't deal with the reality that her transgressions may lead to incarceration. She thought she was above it all... apparently the judge thought differently. Maybe a real person will emerge from this - but I don't really think it's possible. Her folks will sue everyone and anyone - they have the resources.

Mary Knight, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

So because there are murderers in the world, those who commit lesser crimes should not be prosecuted? Idiocy. She broke the law, as have many others. She will serve her time, as have many others. There is no debate, there is no special treatment, there is no interest. Petty crime, small sentence. Get over it, do your time, come out the other end.

chris jackson, london,

Wow, I can't actually believe people on here and in LA are sticking up for her. Wastes of carbon like Paris Hilton (and the people who seem to be thinking there's some injustice here) need to get what's coming to them, the same as anyone else should.

ME, St Andrews,

Too precious!! Paris does time and even gets sent back to finish her sentence ... like some ... like, like a criminal!!

Judge Sauer is perfectly correct: it is a land of one laws for all the people. As it should be. Sorry, Paris!!!

Brett Little, Boston, MA, USA

Have you no humanity? Leave her alone!! American jails are not something that you would aspire to.

larry, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Paris Hilton. Where shall I begin? I'm disgusted by Paris Hilton and her shell of a self behavior. I'm even more appalled by the fact that her parents had the audacity to raise her in such a manner as to impact society with her negativity. I truly believe that her parents should examine and reexamine their parental skills. They have managed to raise a brat who feels herself to be above the law. Why does this airhead have such a following? Words cannot express my lack of respect for her. She has lived on this earth for 26 years and yet those closest to her uphold her selfishness as though it is the proper way to behave. I wonder what would happen if the cameras stopped snapping pictures of her. What would she do?

In the end, Paris Hilton could have surely killed someone's infant, mother, father, sister, brother, cousin, friend, husband, caretaker, herself, due to her lack of respect. Sitting 45 days in jail for breaking the law is a small price to pay for being alive.

Maria, NY, NY

Maybe Paris will now learn that the LAW is the SAME for EVERYONE,that there are some things that MONEY or CELEBRITY STATUS CANNOT BUY.Do the CRIME Do the TIME.

Alan Westerman, King Ash Bay /Borroloola, Australia/NT

LA the crime capital off the western world ? really i thought driving deaths were the largest manmade killer in the US . And drinkdriving wont help this statistic , and then to ignore a court ruling twice , Paris deserves jail time and sure she is finding it tough , so do the majority of first time offenders , should we let them all out as well ?

S Collins, London, Uk

solitary will be the best for hilton. LOTS OF IT! it will allow her to find her self.
i look forward to the day she sticks her head out betwwen the cell bars & whispers...... 'how do i look?' steve mc queen: PAPILLION

ed real, spencer, wv