Saturday, November 28, 2009
Right to Privacy? Not in the Public's eye!
Candice Black from class came up with a great point in one of her blogs, which interested me too. I always thought if was funny when we have a Constitutional right for privacy, but it is not enforced by the media. Politicians and other famous people do not want to be in the media headlines, but they need to know it is expected. Many people are getting fired from their marital affairs and scandals. Bill Clinton is one example, which everyone knows his story. I do not think someone should be fired because of their "private" life. David Letterman is a recent one. He said that he had sexual relations with a girl from work. Famous people need to know that their life is over once they become famous. Their lives will be on television and out for the public to look upon. The media finds dirt on everyone good or bad. I really don't care or even believe what they media say now-a-days about famous people. It's just sad that the media does not give people their Constitutional right for privacy.
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Even though you make a good point about the right to privacy regarding these public figures and officials there are actually Supreme Court cases that do protect these individuals from maliciousness and defamatory comments. These people may have privacy rights but there are always ways to get around infringing on someone else's rights, unfortunately. If there is no malicious intent then most likely there will be no case. I do agree with you that individuals should not be judicially punished for private incidents; however, there are too many politicians and lobby groups that stand to gain from someone else's loss or "fall from grace." Great post though.
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