Sihn o' the Times

There's a petition out there - intended to be presented to the California Governator, to have Paris Hilton's 45-day jail sentence dismissed. The effervescent heiress herself has added her endorsement:

The original petition had already received more than 900 signatures by Tuesday morning after Paris wrote on her MySpace page: "My friend Joshua started this petition, please help and sihn [sic] it."

"I urge all fans and supporters and all that are outraged by injustice to sign this petition."

Injustice? Outrage?

Thanks, but I'll save my outrage for, let's say, the people who suffer at the hands of kleptocratic governments in Africa; or perhaps the Iranian students who face a jail sentence for blogging, or having a Western haircut - not some wealthy, brainless dink who can't be bothered to observe some very simple civic obligations. And what's more, her sentence should be increased on the grounds that anyone worth over a million dollars should be constitutionally required to spell the language correctly.

Thankfully there's already a counter-petition out there (you gotta love the Internet) to request specifically that Hilton serve her time just like anybody else. Schwarzenegger, do the right thing and make sure this foolish person spends a few days in jail.