Hollywood is too good for the law

It must be good to be a celebrity.

They have it all: fast cars, huge mansions and the ability to be above the law. It seems like every day a new celebrity is caught doing drugs, getting a speeding ticket or driving drunk. But hey, if you're a celebrity, who cares? Recently it seems like being a superstar gives you a get-out-of jail- free card.

Just last month, Hollywood's very own wild child, Lindsay Lohan was thrown in the slammer for violating her probation, which was for a 2007 arrest for drunken driving and possession of cocaine. Lohan was expected to serve a 90-day sentence, but ended up spending a measly 14 days behind bars instead.

How could the big bad judge do such a horrifying thing to such a prestigious and respected actress? Let's not forget what great job she did in, "I Know Who Killed Me."

Lohan isn't the only celebrity to end up in the big house only to be released seconds later.

Who could forget when actress Paris Hilton went to jail in 2006 on the celebrity crime favorite: drunk driving?

Hilton, like Lohan, managed to slide by the justice system, ending her 45-day sentence in just 23 days. Hilton called her sentence traumatic in an interview with Larry King. I call bull on how traumatic her experience was. Hilton was just arrested on cocaine possession charges in Las Vegas last month. Jail couldn't have been that damaging for her.

These two examples are only the beginning of the long list of celebrity justice—or injustice, for that matter. If you or I had been charged with these actions, I would guarantee our sentence wouldn't be so gentle.

In both cases, the reason for their early release is either for good behavior or for over-crowding. Once again, I call bull. How could good behavior be recorded in such a short time? And over-crowding in jail is easily the most ridiculous thing imaginable.

The get-out-of-jail-free card doesn't apply to talentless, blonde, spoiled celebrity brats, either.  

Rapper DMX was just released from jail after serving 18 days of a 90-day sentence. In 2006, actor Mel Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence and speeding. Gibson was only charged with a $1,300 fine and had to attend Alcoholics Anonymous. Washed-up actor, turned-superhero Robert Downey Jr. was in and out of jail numerous times throughout his career and his sentences were often just probation and fines.

The average person may not be as good-looking and rich as a celebrity, but contrary to some people's beliefs, celebrities are humans, too. One would think in this country we live in, we would all live under the same laws—apparently we don't.

In California, a person can serve up to six months on their first DUI conviction and will have their license suspended for six months. This penalty is definitely more severe than any penalty a celebrity served.

This kind of double standard is ludicrous. The law shouldn't judge the person; it should judge the person on what crime they committed. Lohan should have served out her sentence to its fullest. The average person would have served the entire sentence, but then again, the sentence would be harsher.

Just because someone is rich and famous doesn't mean the law doesn't apply. Celebrities deserve to be treated like an average human being. Maybe if the law was stricter with celebrities they might actually start obeying the it.

If the recent trend is to become famous, break the law and get off the hook, celebrities will continue their shocking behavior.

 I guess the saying may be true, money really can buy you anything.