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>Why do the press feel entitled to literally show up on someone's doorstep in mass? Mostly? The first amendment...
by Phlarp 13y ago
>Why do the press feel entitled to literally show up on someone's doorstep in mass?
Mostly? The first amendment...
- ck2 13y agoNot on your doorstep. Free press means the GOVERNMENT cannot restrict their free speech. First amendment does not mean as an individual you can go harass someone at their home.
- nilved 13y agoAh yes, the first amendment. The right to trespass given only to journalists.
- bertil 13y agoYou are confusing their entitlement, a psychologically concerning lack of proper upbringing, respect and human decency, with rights. I could fill your inbox with abuse, threats and sickening images arguing it’s my god-given privilege — you’d still wonder why on Earth I would feel like ruining your life like that. And as pointed out, you are wrong about to whom the First Amendment applies to.
- Phlarp 13y agoTo clarify; I wasn't saying the first actually gives journalists the right to trespass or harass individuals. Just that some poorly trained journalists and misguided internet armchair pundits choose to interpret it that way.