Police: Paris Hilton detained in South Africa - for possession of marijuana

[jefferson_dem]

Source: AP



Paris Hilton was detained in the South African city of Port Elizabeth on Friday for possession of marijuana, two South African police officers said.

The officers spoke on condition of anonymity, since they were not authorized to release Hilton's name before she appeared in court.

A spokeswoman for police at Port Elizabeth, Brig. Marinda Mills, declined to confirm the name, but said a high profile person was appearing in court.

"This person is appearing in court right now. We cannot reveal information about her until she has appeared in court. I am here with the individual in court, we're waiting for the court to start," Mills told the Associated Press.

Los Angeles-based publicist, Dawn Miller, said she was awaiting details from the court appearance before commenting.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_en_ot/af_south_africa_paris_hilton

[Chulanowa]

1. I always thought she looked stoned

[truthisfreedom]

2. Ruh-roh.

Not looking too good for Paris.

[Ken Burch]

3. Let me guess...somebody told her "The World Cup is TOTALLY Hot".

:eyes:

Has Tinkerbell made bail for her, yet?

[tabatha]

5. LOL

I guess she learned really fast that in SA it is called dagga.

"She was found in possession of some amount of dagga," the officer said, using the local name for marijuana. "We don't know how much. It's a high profile person, only the top cops are dealing with it," he said.

[Posteritatis]

4. Doubt they'd be as sympathetic to another sentencing meltdown in any case.. (nt)

[Scurrilous]

6. Alas.

Paris Hilton Prepares for a Rugged Week at the World Cup



http://gawker.com/5577579/paris-hilton-prepares-for-a-rugged-week-at-the-world-cup

[rocktivity]

7. Not to worry--she's not a "little person"

Something will be worked out.

:eyes:
rocktivity

[wordpix]

8. give those cops a million or so---they'll drop the charges

[SpiralHawk]

9. "Not a big deal." - Sarah Palin (R)

"Hey, if somebody wants to stoke one up, I gots no problem wit dat."

- Sarah Palin (R) http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38660.html

[Angry Dragon]

12. That could explain a great deal

Sarah is blasted every time she opens her mouth......or her mind and mouth are not connected

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Thus proving the thing about broken clocks occasionally being right.

There is absolutely no justification for arresting ANYONE for pot smoking; I don't care if they're Paris Hilton or someone making minimum wage.

[maxsolomon]

10. o sweet jesus, let the rich girl go.

WGAF.

[tabasco]

11. Legalize.

Give some money to NORML, South Africa branch, Paris.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

13. anyone remember this horrible exploitation flick?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095929/

Although some aspects of the plot might be to her liking,

[ZombieHorde]

14. Lame. I don't think people should be busted for having pot.

I wish her luck in court.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. Charges dropped against her - a friend was convicted instead

A South African court has dropped drugs charges against US socialite Paris Hilton after her arrest at a World Cup game.

Ms Hilton was arrested in Port Elizabeth after the Netherlands' defeat of Brazil in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

She appeared at a special court on Friday evening.

A friend of Ms Hilton with her at the stadium was found guilty of marijuana possession, her publicist said.

Ms Hilton's friend was sentenced to pay a fine or spend 30 days in jail, it was reported.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10497107.stm

[rocktivity]

16. How kind of her friend

Was the friend auditioning for next season's Paris http://www.mtv.com/shows/parisbff/season_2/series.jhtml">Hilton's Best Friend Forever show?

:eyes:
rocktivity

[Warren DeMontague]

18. Jesus. Fucking legalize it, already.

This shit is a ridiculous waste of everyone's time. Does anyone believe those cops don't have something better to do while on the clock?