A Colorado lawmaker kicks a photojournalist during morning prayers yesterday. The Colorado lawmaker gave a kick in the knee to a photojournalist after warning the photographer to not take his picture during morning House prayer.
Colorado Republican, Douglas Bruce, an anti-tax crusador sworn in yesterday afternoon filling in a State House vacancy. Photographer Javier Manzano, was taking pictures during House prayer yesterday morning, Dougals Bruce said, "Don't do that again." Bruce was referring to Manzano of taking pictures of him during that time.
I believe that Douglas Bruce was in his right, because prayer is a time for the person to be alone whether they are a prominent figure in their own community or the world.
Many photojournalists do not give the common curtisy of others while they are in a personal situation such as prayer or family situations.
The question is, how far can journalism really be? People such as Douglas Bruce or Britney Spears, isn't there a limit to where they draw the line? I believe that these people have the right of privacy when asked, but photojournalists fail to comply with peoples requests for privacy.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/01/colo-lawmaker-k.html
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I must say that, while I do not condone violence, I think the photojournalist might have deserved that swift kick in the knee. We, as a society, have made many allowances concerning media coverage. We feel the need to become well informed on everything that goes on, so much that the right to privacy line is often skewed. Was that the only poignant shot the photojournalist could have taken in the time he was alloted? I don't think so. Never mind the fact that Bruce asked the man to stop, perhaps not forcedly enough; but I think the photojournalist got the drift in the end.
I do know that photojournalists can at times go way to far. However, if someone so chooses to be in the public eye, as for this case a politician and lawmaker, he needs to act more prestige then concluding to an act of violence. I believe there was other solutions to the forward photojournalist that could have changed the situation.
That photojouranlist deserved it. Yes Bruce is in the public eye and he chose that but he is a human being. If someone asked you to stop than you should respect that. Its not like he punched the guy anyway. It shouldn't of happened but why do these photojournalists get away with getting so close? Its a grey line between right and wrong with the issues of invading someones privacy. Its really pathetic how much people care about celebrity lives anyways. If the media focused on Bruce's work and not his prayer time then it would't be an issue. But for someone to come that close, how can a man pray? I think Bruce should be let off the hook.
I do think that the photojournalist was in the wrong of continuing to take pictures after being asked to stop, but I also feel that Bruce went to far by getting physical. He could have gone about it in a calmer, more professional way, ecspecially since he is in the public eye, and he did kick a PHOTOJOURNALIST...like that isn't going to ruin his reputation.
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