Why must they persecute the Beautiful?

They're dragging out the Paris in/out of prison thing aren't they, surely it's tantamount to mental torture? As such it should be considered "cruel and unusual". Shouldn't it?

New York civil liberties lawyer E Christopher Murray said house arrest was a more appropriate sentence for a celebrity.

"Sentencing Paris to jail for an extended period of time was an example of a celebrity being treated more harshly than an average person," he said.

Yes indeed.