Why the F*%# People care about this shit.......I'll Tell You Why They Should....

So about two days ago I flick on the tube (to CNN) tryin to look at some coverage on the G8 conferences goin on over in Europe, to see if there was any word on the super powers lending some much needed aide to Africa, particuliarly Darfur. I was surprised to see that not only CNN, but MSNBC, Fox News and Headline News were all airing wall to wall coverage of Paris Hilton being escorted back to the Hooscow by L.A. county sheriffs. At first I was really surprised that this shit was even note worthy, then they gave me the back story. Apparently the sheriff was bein' overly sensitive in her handling, and a lot of folks in the legislative and penial system felt she was recieving prefferential treatment. One example was that from the jump, they didn't demand that Hilton remove her hair weave when she checked in, and then there was her automatic move into a single cell, when she should've had a bunkie. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back tho was when Hilton was sprung out of county after a visit from her psychiatrist, wherein she was deemed to be having an extraordinarilly hard time adjusting to her new surroundings and the sheriff okay'd it for her to finish up the sentence handed down by a judge at home, on house arrest. So here I am looking at the television with the rest of the world (or not) as Hilton wept in a police car and in a courtroom, terrified to be returning to jail. This is an important event, that happened to someone not so important in her field. What I mean is that, the way that this shit went down totally exposed the inept, overcrowded and racist environment that regular folks in L.A. county jails are havin' to deal with on a dailly, yet the hotel heiress got treated like someone who was wrongly convicted. I mean, I ain't got shit against the broad, I've heard some shit about her bein' in a video making bigoted remarks, I've seen her buy her way into the music business without much talent, we all know she be makin her lil movies and all I can say is that she's young and dumb, and probably is just real confused about her role in life. The word misguided comes to mind when I think of her actually. However, I don't wish pain or mental agony on anyone, and Hilton is no exception. I gotta be real about one thing; she'll definitely come outta this with a new perspective, but that don't mean nothing. I don't judge the 21 yr. old drug dealer that goes in, and I won't judge her, like i'm better or some shit. We're all lost in some fashion, at some point, and we all have our demons. This child is no different, so while I won't judge her, I do hope she grows. I digress.... the real reason we all need to be talking about this is because our latino and african american brothers and sisters is catchin hell in the jail and penitentiary systems across America and there ain't no Dr. Sophy comin' to get they ass out when they fuckin lose their marbles behind them walls. We gotta remember all our family and friends that's biddin', and try and bring light to either the injustices within society that landed them there or the fact that little is being done to help them correct and reform themselves while there.

-Dominick L.