Posted on 07/03/2010 3:49:28 PM PDT by topfile
Shining a laser pointer at someone is an assault. Try pointing one at a plane sometime.
The spot lamp is as bright as the sun, and capable of burning a whole right through your retina if look straight into it.
Sounds like a dangerous weapon to me.
Even though I went to law school rather than obtaining a degree in quantum electronics, I'm fairly confident that they weren't shinning a giant laser in the eyes of the protesters. Yep, if they had been shining a giant laser in the eyes of the protesters, there would be some "there, there". They weren't. There isn't.
Moreover, I'm comfortable in predicting that portable stage lighting isn't a "dangerous weapon", unless of course you beat some one of the head with it.
Next time they should arm themselves with a parabolic mirror...
Still sounding like assault to me.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Assault+and+Battery
Hopefully this link will offer some clarity. A lighting crew
certainly appears to intentionally shine bright high intensity lights onto a teen protesting abortion. The Crew was employed to light an event across the street, but during their down time choose to disrupt the abortion protest.
Well, if this had taken place in the state of "the free dictionary" instead of California, that might be compelling. Of course, it wasn't.
Here's what the California Penal Code Section 240 has to say...
"An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another.
Exactly what "violent injury" is the light from a bright stage lamp going to effect on someone?
Unfortunately, what your "free dictionary" doesn't point out, or doesn't know, to be charged with and convicted of assault in the state of California, the people must prove that the accused intended to commit violent harm or injury to the victim "People v. Williams", 26 Cal. 4th 779, 787 (Cal. 2001). It's a little thing lawyers like to call mens rae.
Prosecution would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the gaffer in setting up and directing his stage light intended to cause harm with LIGHT - A LIGHT, as in a beam of white LIGHT. Good luck with that, counselor.
If you're thinking about a a legal career, might I suggest you first take a look at the culinary arts, perhaps.
And the point of disrupting Jimmy Kimmel’s work over abortion is what ? Does Kimmel perform abortions during commercials?
As lame and self-righteous as the Sea Shepherd people are, at least they actually confront people involved in whaling. They choose actual targets.
Punks like these or the Westboro Baptist Church come to your work, interfere with and prevent you from doing your business that has nothing whatsoever to do with what they protest, and then whine about their first amendment rights? They’re lucky a spotlight was all that was turned on them. Utter jerks.
What's not funny is that that the 1st Amendment and our Constitution isn't safe from attack in California.
Didn't mean to offend you. It's simply my opinion.
If I swing a baseball bat at you for no good reason I’ve assaulted you.
If I manage to hit you with that same bat, I’ve also battered (batteried) you.
If I carelessly bump into you walking down the street, neither assault nor battery has happened.
Mirrors can be had for $1 apiece at some dollar stores.
As I understand it from a previous story, these are extremely hot lights, they were used at close range(a few feet), and at least one of the protesters was indeed burned.
The people that work with these lights know that they are hot and can cause serious bodily harm.
I’m not sure if you are trying to be obtuse or not, but a 100 watt light bulb puts out light, now grab ahold of it while it’s on. In addition to putting out light, it puts out a lot more heat. Why do you think they were pouring water on the kid??? Intentionally trying to BAKE someone with HEAT is I’m sure a crime even in California. And the mens rea for this act is caught on tape when they tell the guy to move the light because the kid is about to pass out, and he acknowledges the statement, and then tells the guy to come make him do it.
Obtuse? No, just not an idiot.
I have no idea if you understand how the city of LA handles studios filming in public places. By your post, I'm guessing you don't. Here's the short lesson - studios apply for permits. Permits are granted. When someone has a permit to film in a public spot, they - for all legal purposes - are in control of that property, for as long as their permit allows.
Here's how the conversation goes between the cops (who are insanely familiar with filming permits) and the Teamsters (who are also insanely familiar with filming permits)...
COP - What's goin on?
TEAMSTER- We're gaffing for Jummy Kimmel and are setting up on our permit spot?
COP - What's going on with this kid who's burned from the light?
TEAMSTER - I turned the light on - like my permit allows me to do - and the kid wouldn't move. He stood there in my permitted area until he was burned.
COP - Thanks. Have a nice day.
Cop to Kid - Kid, when standing in front a bright lamp that gets hot, you might want to move before you get burned. Now, leave the area because this crew is properly permitted to film here, and you're not.
END SCENE.
That's how the filming business works in Los Angeles California. Now, do you understand , or are you too obtuse to get it?
AH! Thank you. That helps, and your description is spot on.
Or maybe that's what little lawyers like to call mens rea...
The goon was just being a light worker. You know, like the _resident.
As a Performing Artist who works onstage, I can attest that those lights are very Bright and very HOT. And I am talking about from at LEAST Fifty Feet away. If I am “In The Spotlight”, I have to struggle to keep from closing my eyes.
I’m thinking that one of the women might have had a mirror with them. If so, they could have used it to reflect the spotlight into the eyes of the spotlight crew. And if they didn’t like it, they’d simply have to shine the light in a direction they couldn’t reach for reflection (ie: upwards, like they were supposed to do)
...pro-life group Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust... while peacefully picketing outside of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, a film crew hired by the Kimmel Show turned a hot spotlight on one of their members, Ryan Bueler.Thanks topfile.
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