A win-win-win opportunity for the taking

A student of mine suggested this and I thought it just might work.

There appear to be hosts of the faithful that are concerned about the incarcerated Paris Hilton (well at least the Myspace crowd.) With all the sorrow and angst involved in the Hilton’s lockup, there may be those willing to pay a lot to have the
opportunity to visually monitor her progress. And Paris knows overexposure. This could be a win-win-win for Paris, her adoring public AND the prison system she is a guest of.

I suggest a PARIS-CAM. A video camera could be directed at Paris’s cell. It would capture her movements 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. People could access the web cam through their Internet and the prison system could offer viewing for a fee.

Because she has lost her rights as a citizen while in the pokey there would be no royalties paid to her or her handlers. All profits could be funneled directly into the prison system, which judging by the media she receives could be substantial. And it could go to upgrading the facilities and hiring new staff. They may find that they have landed a windfall and have more money than they know what to do with.

This would also help with the concerns of Paris’ withdrawal from the national media scene, which could be extensive and painful for her.

Prison people, there is an opportunity for those of you who may dare to dream! I see a brand new celebrity wing planned, complete with multiple video cameras placed strategically around the cell to catch all those plucky personalities adjusting to their life in prison. There could even be reality shows spun off these web-cam opportunities. Maybe they could lobby the court systems in California and New York to have the state’s more notorious miscreants doing time at their facilities with web-cam accessibility.

Could we have Tom Cruise sentenced for something? As I think about it, I’m not sure people would be paying money to watch how he spends his day. Maybe in his case they can put a cam on the phone he uses to call Katie. Yes…people would spend money on that.

Okay wardens, get creative! If this works, maybe my taxes could go down. That would allow me a whole new appreciation for these celebrities other than the fun I have writing about them.