malibu surf jerks attack paparazzi

so, last week while i was on vacation, matthew "i get older they stay the same age" mcconaughey was surfing in malibu. i don't really care about this, even if hmac from the beehive does.

today, as i caught up on news via teh internets, i saw this story on latimes.com. i was surprised and when i watched the videos, especially the tmz ones, i was appalled.

for those that want the short of it, some paps were shooting pics and whatnot of mcconaughey while he was surfing. some guys that were also on the beach, who apparently like to drink beer, party and get laid (their self description, not mine) wanted the paps to leave the beach. the public beach. where it is illegal to drink beer, or get laid. anyhow, these upstanding citizens decided to rid the beach of paparazzi with statements like, "Let's go. We'll draw a line in the beach, and we'll fight for the beach. If you guys win, you can have the beach."

ooooooh, crap, that's how we're going to settle it. shoot, i thought, i thought we all had a right to be there on a public location. didn't realize that it came down to one on one fist fights. i'm surprised these geniuses didn't break out the old standard, "locals only."

i'm surprised bunker and warchild weren't on the scene. perhaps if bodhi swayze didn't have cancer he could have helped the paps out.

i highly doubt this will be an isolated incident. i'm not a fan of these guys (paparazzi) stalking people with their cameras, but they have a right to be in public places. and, even though i dislike their jobs, there are plenty of people that want that info. i also doubt it will be the last incident when i read quotes like this gem, "Maybe they will think twice before shoving a camera in your face."

who said that gem? the mayor of malibu, pamela conley ulich. now, that quote was from before this incident, but that sort of statement justifies this sort of idiocy.