I'm kind of angered at the news stories that I've been reading about Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan, because both have been in trouble with the law multiple times, yet judges have been going very easy on them.
Take Paris Hilton for example, she got her second narcotics charge, both times dealing with cocaine, and instead of going to jail for a longer period of time, she gets let off with one year of probation, a $2,000 fine and 200 community service hours.
Now I understand that our jails are overcrowding, and that there has to be enough space for the more serious criminals and killers, but when you don't learn from your first offense then it might be time to do some jail time.
I'm also thinking that Paris Hilton got let off easy because she is a celebrity, and I feel like the justice system should treat every first time drug offender with this kind of sentence, but they usually just stick them in jail for a couple months before they even get on probation.
Since our jails are full of all kind of criminals, they should see if there are other options for the lower felony charges like drug abuse.
Most of these people aren't bad people, nor are they dangerous to our society, because the only harm they cause is to themselves.
They have just made dumb decision, but are willing to learn from their mistakes, and going on probation rather than jail would be the better option for these first time offenders.
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