Week 6 EOC: Ron Gollealla and the First Amendment

My thoughts about the 1st amendment are that sometimes people like to push the boundaries on what is acceptable. Sure we have all the freedoms to do so but when they take advantage of it others can suffer as well. People will look at what we have and start to see maybe there should be limits on it all. Even though the constitution says they cant be touched. If the government really wanted to they would just deal with the outcry from the people somehow. That's starting to get off topic though, and the main thoughts here are Ron Gollealla and how far he took his first amendment rights. After watching the documentary "Smash His Camera" on him it was clearly seen that he pushed some of the limits, but he wasn't an evil man like I'm sure some other paparazzi's are. He saw he was in the wrong at times and took a step back from it, then got back into it somehow. Who can blame the man though really? He had this talent to talk to people, get them to look at him, and then react. Of course it wasn't always positive. Whether it was Jackie O sicking her security on him or Marlon Brando punching him in the mouth, he paid the price for his actions numerous times. However he knew the consequences of his actions would have negative outcomes. It's these types of people that are okay when they push past the normality of what can be deemed acceptable first amendment right. Since the man made such a great career out of it, its further proof that pushing the bounds set forth by the constitution might actually be encouraged to all to see what kind of results can be obtained. I'm not saying everyone should stalk their favorite celebrity trying to get photos, but testing the limits our freedoms just might be what we all need. It worked for Ron Gollealla, it should work for us...