
Criminal charges filed against a photographer who pursued teen pop star Justin Bieber at high speeds on a Los Angeles freeway in July were thrown out on Wednesday, striking a blow to California's crackdown on overly aggressive paparazzi.
在今年的7月,一名狗仔記者被指控在洛杉磯的高速公路上追趕青年流行歌手賈斯汀·比伯,比伯將其告上法庭,周三法院駁回了他的控告。此事對(duì)于加利福尼亞州鎮(zhèn)壓激進(jìn)派狗仔隊(duì)的活動(dòng)造成了不小的壓力。
Celebrity photographer Paul Raef was the first person to be prosecuted under the state's 2010 law that criminalizes dangerous driving when taking photos commercially.
2010年,加州頒布了從事商業(yè)攝影時(shí)危險(xiǎn)駕車一律視為違法行為的這一規(guī)定,名人攝影師Paul Raef成為了此項(xiàng)法律制定以來第一個(gè)被起訴的對(duì)象。
Raef was charged in July with two counts of violating the law stemming from a July 6 incident on a freeway in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.
Reaf所面臨的兩項(xiàng)指控均來自于7月6日在洛杉磯高速圣費(fèi)爾南多谷段發(fā)生的超速事件。
Dismissing the charges, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Robinson called the state's anti-paparazzi law "problematic" and "overly inclusive."
然而,洛杉磯高等法院法官Thomas Robinson稱該州的反狗仔隊(duì)法中存在“不確定的”和“過度兼容性”的內(nèi)容,從而駁回了對(duì)Reaf的指控。
The law "sweeps very widely and would increase penalties for reckless driving" in unintended cases, Robinson said.
Robinson說:“這次制定的法律涵蓋范圍很廣,會(huì)對(duì)交通事故中的魯莽駕駛行為進(jìn)行相應(yīng)的處罰?!?/div>
Robinson faulted the law's vague definition of commercial photography, saying it could also apply to a photographer speeding to reach an arranged photo shoot with Bieber.
Robinson還指責(zé)該法律,稱其對(duì)商業(yè)攝影的定義很模糊,它似乎也適用于是攝影師與Bieber安排好在超速的情況下拍攝照片這一說法。
Raef could have faced a year in prison and $3,500 in fines if convicted. His attorney, Brad Kaiserman, said the law is "about protecting celebrities."
一旦罪名成立,Raef可能將會(huì)面臨一年的監(jiān)禁和3500美元的罰款。他的律師Brad Kaiserman稱法律簡直就是在保護(hù)名人。
Bieber, who was pulled over by police for driving 80 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone, told officers at the time that he was being hounded by paparazzi, and police said they noticed Raef's car following the "Boyfriend" singer.
早前,賈斯汀·比伯駕車在最高時(shí)速為65英里的公路上開到了時(shí)速80英里,隨后被警察攔下。他告訴警察,自己是因?yàn)楸还纷嘘?duì)騷擾被迫超速的。警方稱當(dāng)時(shí)也注意到Raef的車確實(shí)跟在比伯之后。
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