Petition to Save Paris!

The pseudo-celebrity, that is, rather than the historic city.

Sky News reports that there is a petition to pardon Paris Hilton to save her from serving time in prison. Needless to say, Paris backing said petition.

Apparently Paris "provides hope for young people all over the US and the world... She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives." Perhaps the inevitable response from me is those young people need to get out more, and I don't really think that providing hope to people is something that can save you from prison. It certainly didn't save the far more worthy Nelson Mandela from a long stint inside.

Fortunately Paris's supporters have a further reason for petitioning to prevent a criminal from being punished for their crime:

"We, the American public who support Paris, are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving is wrong."

Well, drink driving is wrong and I would imagine that Paris is very aware of that - after all, she has been in court before now for driving offences. And if she is this icon to America's youth* then surely she is the best person to show that drink driving is wrong, and if you are caught you will be punished.

Hopefully the Governator will have the good sense to tell the supporters of Paris where to put this petition - where the sun don't shine.

*I concede that the fact that I don't rate her doesn't mean that others won't rate her