Proving that once again the legal system plays favorites with celebrities, troubled rock star Pete Doherty has been released early from his 14 week stay at Wormwood Scrubs prison.

  Leaving the prison at 7:10am this morning Doherty was looking forward to the quiet life after apparently beating his drug habit. “Buzzing” after his release the Babyshambles frontman said, “I feel great – I’ve walked out and I don’t feel like I want to score…I feel like I want to go for a nice walk in the park instead.”

 The singer found the medical facilities difficult as he started his sentence. “Well, I knew it was going to be a bit rough to start with“, he said, “with the overcrowding and the medical facilities. Although the do their best – they are god, they can’t really cater for the average junkie”.

 He added, when asked what the worst part of being in jail was he joked, “Gangsters and Radio 4”.

 Doherty showed off his prison diary that he had kept, complete with letters from fans, drawings and written diary entries. Borrowing a phone from a reporter to call his managers he jumped in a car with popular music’s ‘friend in a high place’ NME magazine to get a lift home.

 So is this just another case of a celebrity getting away with murder? What’s it going to take to keep this guy in jail? The answer is sadly unknown. Maybe if Pete was unmasked, in a Scooby Doo style, to be Osama Bin Laden he might be incarcerated for good.

 In 2003-2004 it cost the UK £27, 320 per prisoner per year. If you were to look at the case of Pete Doherty’s 29 day stint you’re looking at a total of £2.170 not to mention the massive amount of time consumed by the courts, police and any one else involved in bringing him in. It’s nice to know your tax money’s well spent huh…

 All I can really say is ‘hats off’ to Pete’s Management Company. They really know how to get their special guy to the front of every newspaper each day thus keeping him in the public eye but come on people, do you really want to see some greasy haired, spotty mess of a human being whilst you have your breakfast.