I know that Bernard Madoff is likely guilty.

He cheated investors out of not millions but billions of dollars. He is the essence of greed in a world that is in an increasing struggle. His clients were rich folks, but that doesn’t mean they deserve to be stolen from.

But this isn’t a story about Bernie Madoff, but rather a complaint about the unruly paparazzi. I saw a video clip of the scene when this picture was taken on the Today Show this morning. I saw a man trying to walk down the street in Manhattan accosted by a swarm of hungry paparazzi so desperate to get “the shot” that one of them even committed light assault by pushing Madoff back far enough for him to get a better picture.

If we can provide oversight to the Big Three, why can’t we rein in these paparazzi who are completely out of control? I know that most of these folks probably should understand that it is part of what comes with being a celebrity, but everyone has a right to privacy that is just not afforded to folks when they are considered a part of the “public domain”.

All for a good shot? It’s a good thing I’m not a celebrity because I’d regularly be appearing before the courts for knocking fools with cameras out.