Taking a quick break from infosec and into the broader realm of law-enforcement, I pose the following hypothetical question:
What do you suppose would happen if I was involved in a hit and run, then I was videotaped almost running down a crowd of pedestrians, and then I told a crowd of police officers that I was drunk behind the wheel? I think it's a safe bet that I'd spend the night downtown in the "windowless hotel", don't you?
Apparently, not so if you're Paris Hilton. To illustrate the point that we're all equal under the law - but that some of us are more equal than others - the LAPD let Paris and her friends stumble away unchallenged from a videotaped hit-and-run, obvious reckless driving, and a probable DUI. Don't believe it? See it on video. It's being rebroadcast by CNN to give it that air of legitimacy.
Posted by Ed at November 10, 2005 02:43 PM