"It's not right"

Damn straight girl. Prison sux. You'd better hope they don't find you mentally ill...

How much does it take to make someone feel empathy? At what point will Paris Hilton think, "Gee, imagine what this would be like without a rich family supporting me and constant media coverage? What would it be like if I couldn't afford an appeal? What if the system wasn't being watched, judged, and second-guessed by millions around the world?"

I'm not holding my breath...

It's not right? Darlin, that's about as right as it gets in this country. You couldn't find a fairer process anywhere. Democracy works best when people are watching and opining about the fairness of the process and the sentence. When no one is looking... that's when it starts to turn sour, rotten and corrupt.

That's when they come in and kick the crap out of you in the middle of the night for no reason at all. That's when they put you on too much of the wrong medication and you don't know which side is up for most of the day. That's when you die of thirst because you were strapped to a table for too long.

It's not right.

Imagine what this world would be like if we paid attention to all State-sanctioned punishment with that much interest and passion...