Two men charged in what started out as a high-profile paparazzi battery case because of the peripheral involvement of media magnet Matthew McConaughey, which may return it again to the public spotlight, were in court on May 1 and learned that a trial date of Aug. 7 has been set on the charges.
Jury selection for the trial in the battery case brought by the district attorney is now expected to be vacated.
Both men are each charged with one misdemeanor count of battery for their roles in the June 2008 ruckus at the beach that led to a local call by some city officials for controls on the paparazzi.
That effort ran into major civil liberties roadblocks and was ultimately dropped.
Infringing on someones privacy should not be a misdemeanor. Privacy is sacred. We all get social overload and the papparazi should be held to the three strikes rule. Third time caught invading someones personal space should be held for an uncomfortable period of time......behind bars.
