Express Jail time

Yesterday we drove to Sears to get an "Express" Battery change at the "Drive through." This of course turned out to be somewhat of a misnomer, we certainly were able to drive into the garage but the express part was a 2 hour wait for installation of the battery. But this is New York. I hear in California wait times are much different and according to the latest celebrity justice article(what a great name for a magazine by the way)Nicole Richie served less time in jail than it took us to get our "Express" battery at Sears.

According to the sheriff's statement, the current sheriff's policy is that non-violent female offenders sentenced to 30 days or less are required to be booked and released within 12 hours. Miss Richie according to the sheriff was "treated in the same manner as other inmates with a similar sentence," and her release was "based on her sentence and federal court guidelines."

I guess all of the clients my firm has ever represented were not considered non violent because all of them have served more than 82 minutes when given a 30 day sentence. Perhaps the Federal Guidelines the sheriff talks about in his statement only apply to celebrities in the California court system.
Does the sheriff like being seen as soft on celebrities? Since a lot of what he has done is really discretionary, is it the case that this man doesn't know how to use his discretion? Perhaps he likes the negative press he gets. To some people any press is good press.

You can be sure that 82 minutes is less time than it takes Nicole to get her hair done or to get a manicure and pedicure, so I guess with a little planning we could all fit some "express jail time" into our schedules.

Again one of my favorite quotes comes to mind..."All the animals are equal, but some are more equal than others...."

(ok readers, impress me do you know the author and book that quote was taken from???? )