Britney's recent history leads to new anti-paparazzi laws

[Dean Winchester]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/wenn/200802...b-c60bd6d.html

Spears' hospital escort prompts new 'Britney law'

By WENN world entertainment news - Wednesday, February 13 03:25 pmBritney Spears is to have a law in Los Angeles named after her - because it was her GBP12,000 police escort to hospital last month which prompted councilmen to propose the amendment.

The troubled pop star was taken from her Coldwater Canyon home to UCLA Medical Center on 31 January in an ambulance with a motorcade from the Los Angeles Police Department.

The job of the motorcade, which included more than 20 police officers, a helicopter and a team of intervention specialists, was to block off traffic ahead and behind the ambulance carrying Spears to hospital, and to keep the paparazzi at bay.

And the move has inspired L.A. City Councilman Dennis P. Zine to propose a safety zone be set up to protect areas around celebrities, hospitals, traffic, businesses and homes.

The bill also suggests all members of the paparazzi get licences to take photographs in the protected zones - with those breaking the law having their licence revoked and royalties from the picture confiscated.

He says, "The straw that broke the camel's back (idea that prompted the law) is the GBP12,000 we spent to escort an L.A. City ambulance to the hospital. I'm not infringing upon the right to take a picture. I'm concerned about the impact they have on the general public."

Councilmen will vote on whether to adopt the new 'Britney Law' on 1 March, reports Hollyscoop.com.

[Ireneparalegal]

Thank you, that is the councilman I was referring to in a post of mine two weeks ago. He had stated he was tired of the stupid photographers who felt they were going to cause an accident either with the celebs or the innocent people who may get caught up in that mess.

It is not a law yet, but let's hope the council members vote to make it a law.

[Dean Winchester]

I think the Paparazzi people are insane and deserve this done to them. Yes, Britney is a trainwreck and yes her name sells magazines and newspapers, but don't forget she is still a human.

[Lee]

What does GBP12,000 mean?

[PZelda]

Originally Posted by Lee

What does GBP12,000 mean?

That's British money -- it's short for Great Britain Pound. GBP12,000 = £12,000. Convert this to US dollars, and you get USD $23,533.10 (as of this posting). That means the Los Angeles Police Department spent about $24K *JUST* to escort Britney to the hospital. The LAPD shouldn't have had to spend that much money... but they HAD to because of the insane paparazzi.

[InspectorExstead]

finally! i mean, i know britney's a little weird & all, but she still is human, like dean winchester said. a week or so ago, they were showing her getting into the car after she came out of a hospital and the paparazzi were all around her car. her driver couldn't even drive cause they were literally blocking all sides of the car. and they've said some pretty harsh stuff to her too. dang...no wonder britney's crazy. lol. if i had paparazzi around me 24/7 like she does, i'd go psycho too. lol.

[InspectorExstead]

Originally Posted by PZelda

That's British money -- it's short for Great Britain Pound. GBP12,000 = £12,000. Convert this to US dollars, and you get USD $23,533.10 (as of this posting). That means the LAPD spent about $24K *JUST* to escort Britney to the hospital. They shouldn't have had to spend that much money... but they HAD to because of the insane paparazzi.

shizzzzle. that is a lot of money to escort her out of the hospital.

[PZelda]

Originally Posted by InspectorExstead

shizzzzle. that is a lot of money to escort her out of the hospital.

I know, right? The Great Britain pound has been worth more than the US dollar in recent years -- the exchange rate has almost always been $2 for £1. So if you see British money mentioned in a news article, you can count on that being about double the amount in US money.

It's bad enough that it's ****ing EXPENSIVE to go to the hospital in an ambulance -- and I'm sure that in Los Angeles, that cost is SKY HIGH -- but to need to have the LAPD also come along as escorts because of how bad the paparazzi is... that's money that could've gone towards improving something in the city.

[InspectorExstead]

Originally Posted by PZelda

I know, right? The Great Britain pound has been worth more than the US dollar in recent years -- the exchange rate has almost always been $2 for £1. So if you see British money mentioned in a news article, you can count on that being about double the amount in US money.

It's bad enough that it's ****ing EXPENSIVE to go to the hospital in an ambulance -- and I'm sure that in Los Angeles, that cost is SKY HIGH -- but to need to have the LAPD also come along as escorts because of how bad the paparazzi is... that's money that could've gone towards improving something in the city.

yeah, that's exactly what i was thinking.
that much money could've gone to something better than escorting someone out of a hospital.

[Ireneparalegal]

BTW, US California taxpayers are going to pay that $24 grand.

[PZelda]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

BTW, US California taxpayers are going to pay that $24 grand.

...And, once again, let's say a big, hearty THANK YOU to the ****ing paparazzi for making that happen.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by PZelda

...And, once again, let's say a big, hearty THANK YOU to the ****ing paparazzi for making that happen.

With all that blood money they are making off of Britney, I think the PAPARRAZI SHOULD PAY THE BILL!

[Dean Winchester]

shouldn't they just fine National Enquirer, Star and TMZ to foot the bill since it's their doing?

[LuLu Rogers]

Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

shouldn't they just fine National Enquirer, Star and TMZ to foot the bill since it's their doing?

My thoughts exactly.

[TJL]

The paparazzi are disrupting lives, period. And not just the celebirties they stalk, but all the neighbors who live next to them, and the people on the streets.

I'm surprized some innocent bystander hasn't been killed in an accident involving these idiots who tailgate Lindsay Lohan just to get another picture of her going into a Starbucks.

Start putting them in jail, and fine the photo agencies who pay them.