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Nicole Richie Released From Jail in 82 minutes.

Of course, this story is being met with the usual civil outrage. But here's how we fix the problem with the justice system in this country:

We make the system fair and balanced by doing the one thing that no one wants to admit really is done. i think it would quiet a lot of critics, and I don't think it would be such an expensive prospect.

It's really easy. At the entrance to every courthouse, right by the courtroom doors, you simply have a pile of menus for defendants. They take one and peruse the price of all the plea deals and the corresponding crimes. If you can't afford the price of the bargain, you have to take the full sentence. If you have the cash, just pay at the window and off you go.

And it runs like any other business. If you don't like your purchase, just return it for a better one. You could be like that nut-job astronaut down in Florida. She went to court today to ask the court to remove the monitoring bracelet because it's inconvenient. She gets boo-boo's from it when she exercises, and it beeps in public and makes people look at her. Can't have that, can we? "All Returns Happily Accepted". That's part of running a good business.

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