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   Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 7:26am

   
   

   No more old stories of how someone famous sneaked into a party to get noticed for the first time I guess.

    

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   Danny, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 7:29am

   
   

   Tsk Tsk

   Thing is a lot of those party crashers aren't crashing the parties because they actually want to get into the event but are crashing for the bragging rights. Sure upping the punishment will scare some away but chances are it will excite the thrill seekers and braggers even more.
   
   But yes the real shame is that politicians think that protecting Hollywood parties is more important than small stuff like budgets, crime, health care, etc....

    

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   DH's Love Child (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 7:43am

   
   

   Re: Tsk Tsk

   I agree.
   
   Not to mention the California is facing severe budget constraints as it is, so they think they need to spend more taxpayer money to confine trespassers longer?
   
   Yeah, that's sensible.

    

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   anthony, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 7:49am

   
   

   going rate

   Politicians can be bought to do anything!
   Does anyone have a current price list??

    

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   tuna, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 7:55am

   
   

   It's California's largest industry, of course the politicians are going to listen to them. That's what they're there for, to listen to their constituents..
   
   The same thing happens for the auto industry in Michigan or the farmers in Iowa.

    

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   Doug Wagner (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 8:00am

   
   

   Phewww!

   For a while there, I was afraid America might face a shortage of morons after we elected Mr. Obama...fortunately, Hollywood has stepped up to fill the void.

    

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   DH's Love Child (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 8:11am

   
   

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   It's California's largest industry, of course the politicians are going to listen to them. That's what they're there for, to listen to their lobbyists..
   
   FTFY

    

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   scarr (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 8:27am

   
   

   Overcrowding

   Perhaps someone should remind CA lawmakers that Lindsay Lohan just got out of a 90 day sentence after two weeks because the prisons are already overcrowded. Party crashing is obviously a bigger threat to the public safety than DUIs.

    

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   Dark Helmet (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 8:32am

   
   

   Re: Re: Tsk Tsk

   I've just spent about twenty minutes laughing at your profile pic. That has to be one of the most disturbingly hysterical images I've ever seen....

    

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:01am

    
    

    Re: going rate

    Did you check Craigslist or Ebay? Usually they have a buy it now price if you don't want to bid.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:02am

    
    

    Obviously the state should just provide a battalion of national guardsmen to serve cheese platters and keep out the riff-raff. Every b-rate celeb, and associated pack of agents and managers, is a national treasure. So when they get done from a hard day of imitating someone who actually did something in real life, they deserve to enjoy their cocaine and hookers without it being soiled by some gate crashing commoner.

     

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    Free Capitalist (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:20am

    
    

    Offense: Dismaying the Self-Righteous

    so they want to throw such party crashers in jail for six months

    
    That's exactly what California needs in its fiscal crisis: more prisoners incarcerated for victimless crimes.

     

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    Muffin Man, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:33am

    
    

    Ugh... God damn it! I always tell myself when I see the headline and some of the ridiculousness of them. I say: 'Self, I says... Don't read it, it's just going to end up pissing you off, but I always say... Naw I says... it can't be that bad can it...' It is always this bad... What a crock o $#!*! Is this really that big of a problem?! Let me predict the future... The Movie studio's and Celebrities will end up being the Royalty of the US of A. They shall be kept from the common folk and we shall be allowed to eat cake only by their good graces and by the under standing from legal department that by being told we are allowed to eat cake, does not actually entitle us to eat an actual cake and that any reference to such a comment could land us 10 days in the stocks, and sued for 100 million kagillion dollars.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:40am

    
    

    Re: going rate

    In the telecom industry around 12 million dollars will get your legislation through as that is roughly the amount spend by AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and others on lobbying.
    
    Google, Facebook and others come behind with 3 million dollars together more or less.

     

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    TtfnJohn (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:54am

    
    

    Re: Overcrowding

    They don't want party crashers at Lohan's getting out party!

     

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    TtfnJohn (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 9:56am

    
    

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    The auto industry and farmers lobby to jail party crashers?????????????

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 10:11am

    
    

    Re: Re: going rate

    It also depends on the politician. I hear governors cost more than house of representatives but less than senators.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 11:17am

    
    

    Re: Offense: Dismaying the Self-Righteous

    That's exactly what California needs in its fiscal crisis: more prisoners incarcerated for victimless crimes.
    
    What? You call being exposed to the presence of commoners "victimless"?
    /s

     

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    btr1701 (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 11:30am

    
    

    Re: Constituents

    > That's what they're there for, to listen to
    > their constituents.
    
    I think the 39 million other people in California outnumber Hollywood in terms of constituency.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 12:24pm

    
    

    Re: Re: going rate

    Also, I hear they're on sale, 50% off, on Craigslist.

     

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    BearGriz72 (profile), Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 3:09pm

    
    

    Bad Hollywood,

    No Cookie!!!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 4:08pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Constituents

    Perhaps if we can educate enough voters we can force current politicians to have a going out of business sale. Instead of 50% off, you can buy a politician for 75% off.

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 4:10pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Constituents

    "I think the 39 million other people in California outnumber Hollywood in terms of constituency."
    
    Tuna should have said that they're there to listen to their *paying* constituents.

     

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    btr1701 (profile), Aug 3rd, 2010 @ 6:12am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Constituents

    > Tuna should have said that they're there to listen
    > to their *paying* constituents.
    
    Well, no. That may be the way they're behaving, but that's not their purpose.

     

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    abel g, Oct 7th, 2010 @ 12:17pm

    
    

    Its a problem

    no one said anything about royalty, its simply a law in favor of operant psychology (Behavior is governed and shaped by its punishment) to deter these "criminals" from committing these acts.

     

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