Hollywood Trying To Get A Special Anti-Party Crashing Law

from the party-poopers dept

Mon, Aug 2nd 2010 6:39am — Mike Masnick

Apparently, the movie studio execs in Hollywood who brought you such classic films as The Wedding Crashers only likes to glorify the idea of crashing parties when it's not their parties. They've evidently convinced politicians representing the state of California that rather than fixing some of the massive problems with the bankrupt state, they should create a special new form of trespassing law to stop party crashers. Essentially, the movie studios are upset that people kept sneaking into their big awards shows and related events, and they don't feel that existing trespassing laws are enough, so they want to throw such party crashers in jail for six months. Nice to know that Hollywood, and the politicians who work for Hollywood, have their priorities straight.

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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 7:26am

No more old stories of how someone famous sneaked into a party to get noticed for the first time I guess.
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Danny, 2 Aug 2010 @ 7:29am

Tsk Tsk
Thing is a lot of those party crashers aren't crashing the parties because they actually want to get into the event but are crashing for the bragging rights. Sure upping the punishment will scare some away but chances are it will excite the thrill seekers and braggers even more.

But yes the real shame is that politicians think that protecting Hollywood parties is more important than small stuff like budgets, crime, health care, etc....
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DH's Love Child (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 7:43am

Re: Tsk Tsk
I agree.

Not to mention the California is facing severe budget constraints as it is, so they think they need to spend more taxpayer money to confine trespassers longer?

Yeah, that's sensible.
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anthony, 2 Aug 2010 @ 7:49am

going rate
Politicians can be bought to do anything!
Does anyone have a current price list??
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tuna, 2 Aug 2010 @ 7:55am

It's California's largest industry, of course the politicians are going to listen to them. That's what they're there for, to listen to their constituents..

The same thing happens for the auto industry in Michigan or the farmers in Iowa.
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Doug Wagner (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 8:00am

Phewww!
For a while there, I was afraid America might face a shortage of morons after we elected Mr. Obama...fortunately, Hollywood has stepped up to fill the void.
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DH's Love Child (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 8:11am

Re:
It's California's largest industry, of course the politicians are going to listen to them. That's what they're there for, to listen to their lobbyists..

FTFY
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scarr (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 8:27am

Overcrowding
Perhaps someone should remind CA lawmakers that Lindsay Lohan just got out of a 90 day sentence after two weeks because the prisons are already overcrowded. Party crashing is obviously a bigger threat to the public safety than DUIs.
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Dark Helmet (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 8:32am

Re: Re: Tsk Tsk
I've just spent about twenty minutes laughing at your profile pic. That has to be one of the most disturbingly hysterical images I've ever seen....
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:01am

Re: going rate
Did you check Craigslist or Ebay? Usually they have a buy it now price if you don't want to bid.
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:02am

Obviously the state should just provide a battalion of national guardsmen to serve cheese platters and keep out the riff-raff. Every b-rate celeb, and associated pack of agents and managers, is a national treasure. So when they get done from a hard day of imitating someone who actually did something in real life, they deserve to enjoy their cocaine and hookers without it being soiled by some gate crashing commoner.
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Free Capitalist (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:20am

Offense: Dismaying the Self-Righteous
so they want to throw such party crashers in jail for six months

That's exactly what California needs in its fiscal crisis: more prisoners incarcerated for victimless crimes.
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Muffin Man, 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:33am

Ugh... God damn it! I always tell myself when I see the headline and some of the ridiculousness of them. I say: 'Self, I says... Don't read it, it's just going to end up pissing you off, but I always say... Naw I says... it can't be that bad can it...' It is always this bad... What a crock o $#!*! Is this really that big of a problem?! Let me predict the future... The Movie studio's and Celebrities will end up being the Royalty of the US of A. They shall be kept from the common folk and we shall be allowed to eat cake only by their good graces and by the under standing from legal department that by being told we are allowed to eat cake, does not actually entitle us to eat an actual cake and that any reference to such a comment could land us 10 days in the stocks, and sued for 100 million kagillion dollars.
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:40am

Re: going rate
In the telecom industry around 12 million dollars will get your legislation through as that is roughly the amount spend by AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and others on lobbying.

Google, Facebook and others come behind with 3 million dollars together more or less.
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TtfnJohn (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:54am

Re: Overcrowding
They don't want party crashers at Lohan's getting out party!
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TtfnJohn (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 9:56am

Re:
The auto industry and farmers lobby to jail party crashers?????????????
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 10:11am

Re: Re: going rate
It also depends on the politician. I hear governors cost more than house of representatives but less than senators.
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 11:17am

Re: Offense: Dismaying the Self-Righteous
That's exactly what California needs in its fiscal crisis: more prisoners incarcerated for victimless crimes.

What? You call being exposed to the presence of commoners "victimless"?
/s
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btr1701 (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 11:30am

Re: Constituents
> That's what they're there for, to listen to
> their constituents.

I think the 39 million other people in California outnumber Hollywood in terms of constituency.
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 12:24pm

Re: Re: going rate
Also, I hear they're on sale, 50% off, on Craigslist.
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BearGriz72 (profile), 2 Aug 2010 @ 3:09pm

Bad Hollywood,
No Cookie!!!
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 4:08pm

Re: Re: Constituents
Perhaps if we can educate enough voters we can force current politicians to have a going out of business sale. Instead of 50% off, you can buy a politician for 75% off.
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2010 @ 4:10pm

Re: Re: Constituents
"I think the 39 million other people in California outnumber Hollywood in terms of constituency."

Tuna should have said that they're there to listen to their *paying* constituents.
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btr1701 (profile), 3 Aug 2010 @ 6:12am

Re: Re: Re: Constituents
> Tuna should have said that they're there to listen
> to their *paying* constituents.

Well, no. That may be the way they're behaving, but that's not their purpose.
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abel g, 7 Oct 2010 @ 12:17pm

Its a problem
no one said anything about royalty, its simply a law in favor of operant psychology (Behavior is governed and shaped by its punishment) to deter these "criminals" from committing these acts.
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