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New paparazzi rules not needed, L.A. police say

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From the Associated Press

The City Council should scrap a proposal for a new ordinance limiting the activities of paparazzi around celebrities, the city Police Commission recommended Tuesday.

Calling the proposal unfair, ambiguous and probably unenforceable, Los Angeles Police Department officials told the commission that numerous laws already on the books enable officers to deal with unruly behavior by paparazzi.

The motion for a new ordinance was put forward by Councilman Dennis Zine in February after Britney Spears was taken from her home by paramedics amid a frenzy of photographers.

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Zine said the Police Department’s report on his proposals was premature.

“They are jumping the gun on this; there hasn’t been any public discussion,” Zine said. “If they have enough rules, why does it cost $25,000 to transport Britney Spears to the hospital?”

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