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It's been a little while since I wrote something not related to music in some shape or form, but if there's a news item that makes my blood boil, then I have to go off in a semi-coherent rant about it.

Unless you've been stuck in a cave with Mary-Anne and the Professor not getting off the island, then you know that America's Sweetheart, Paris Hilton, was sentenced to prison and got out a few days afterwards citing some bullshit reasoning of a mental breakdown or some such.

What the fuuuu?

First off, the chick got put in the pokey for a DUI. Now while I don't put any stock in the capital punishment, that's one hell of a serious offense. Playing God and shouldering the fate of other peoples' lives in your impaired hands because you felt the need to get fucked up is bullshit. I have no sympathy for drunk drivers who've died in car accidents -- the victims I feel for because obviously you have no control whether a stranger decides to get bent before climbing into their vehicle. But that person who has been drinking has several choices including (but not limited to), calling a cab, staying at the bar/party until they sober up, calling a friend or NOT DRINKING. Damn.

I think the thing that irritates me most about this particular "news" item is that it shows Americans that if you're rich and white (but mostly rich) that you can pretty much get away with anything. I'm not sure how Hilton's jail term would've panned out had she ran over a person or two, but I'm certain that the most she would receive is vehicular manslaughter.

As if this country isn't a big enough joke, we let some spoiled ass kid off the hook for some BS reason. If it were me or any other non-wealthy person, we would've been raped by now. I've seen "American Me." Prison is no fucking Carrot Top routine.

The lesson learned here: if you're poor, the justice system works against you; if you have money, then your prison sentence is basically being grounded with some shitty bracelet around your ankle. (Personally, I blame MTV's "Super Sweet Sixteen" and "Laguna Beach," but I digress)

For shame, American justice system, for shame.

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Professional dis machine and wearer of macho effeminate colors, Cam'ron is going to be shooting the ish with Anderson Cooper on Sunday's "60 Minutes" in which he defends the uber-passe stop snitchin' movement. What the pho?

This whole thing wrong on so many levels. At its core, stop snitchin' pretty much came to an end once rappers' drug runners stopped taking bullets and heat. Also, it's kind of stupid. While the police outside of family members who happen to be law enforcement aren't necessarily my favorite people, I'd go to the cops if some madness was going down. That's not being a pussy or whatever, that's some common fucking sense.

In this clip, Cam goes on about how he'd move if a serial killer lived next door to him, but he wouldn't tell anybody. That's a bitch move, probably moreso than calling the fuzz.

Cam buries himself deeper in bullshit when he says that it's about a "code of ethics." Hypocrite say what? So, by Cam's standards, he moved out of a serial killer's building, what about his crew? What if Juelz Santana or Hell Rell became victims to the Killa from 3B? Who will carry Dipset? Leaving your loyal friends in the dark, that's a bitch move.

Anyone who's turned on the television or read the news in the last four days know about the kinds of fucked up shit that happen, which could've been avoided had people not turned a blind eye to an individual's problems. I can't fault Cam'ron per se, but I can call him an idiot for furthering the selfishness of American culture.

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