Think it is ridiculous in this country that someone cannot go where they want to without being swarmed. She should be able to go shopping, out to eat, etc. like anyone else.

Seems like this is a good law that is long overdue.

Ron, Longview,

If she really wanted to get some peace and wanted to get better, she could always disappear to some godforsaken place for a while where nobody cares. The reason for her staying is because she loves being the centre of attention. She even has a deal with one paparazzi agency to get a chunk of their profits. She created this for herself. It's all about money, publicity spin and fooling the rest of us to believe she's a poor girl. I bet she's laughing how gullible people can be while she ranks in big bucks.

Get real people and stop feeling sorry for someone who clearly doesn’t want your pity.

Nathalie, London, UK

I think Princess Di absolutely is included in this. Does it have to be a replay???????????? Britney's stuff was funny at first, but, now it is just sad!! I honestly feel bad for her!

Sara, fairborn, oh

There is ample laws to deter overzealous paparazzi. These photographers routinely commit traffic infractions such as speeding, reckless driving etc.

The idea of a 20' perimeter seems a bit big brotherish to me however.

Charles Hizark, San Diego, US, CA

Why does anyone care?????????????????????

Bruce L. Northwood, Silver Spring, USA

I'm sure that if Britney or an innocent bystander ends up dead there will no longer be any debate over whether to create a new law. Must it come to that?

Jennifer, Baltimore, Maryland

Such a law would be blatanly unconstitutioal. The Supremes will not countenance it.

Frank Tyrrell, Atlanta, GA

This young mother is ill. It's amazing to read some of the posts here - incredibly insensitive.

Although she is a celebrity, she is also a citizen who deserves protection - especially during a time when she obviously is going through such a difficult struggle. She also deserves a little human kindest and peace of mind.

Carol, Jupiter, FL

Hold the publications / tv companies responsible for any pictures/ video that endangered people in their capture. That will cut of the income of these new paparatzi. Who basically is anybody with a digital camera as no skill is required with the modern equipment.

paul zurbrugg, venice, ca usa

For each of you that say, 'leave her alone', why are you reading this story? The reason she is not being left alone is because people (like you) read everything written about her. The “paparazzi" are following the money trail you have created.

roenigk, Needville, TX

I know her life style does not fit what we all might agree with but they need to leave this girl alone. It sounds like she could be on the border of hurting herself and ya gotta know they would love that. I feel sorry for her.

numya, Long Beach, California

The paparazzi have no right to infringe upon the higher right of an individual's privacy under the assumption that their actions are protected under the right to a free press. They should be held accountable for any circumstance arising from their actions that cause property damage, injury, or even death to those being pursued and/or those innocent bystanders. What laws are broken at the expense of news.

There should have been laws written long ago. I applaud any legislation that inhibits the ability of paparazzi from intruding upon the privacy of others. There should be laws not just to restrict the distance, but laws prohibiting helicopters from hovering above one's house during a wedding.

I am sure that the editors, publishers, and photographers who seek to invade the lives of others would be the first to protest such an invasion of their own privacy. Nothing is sacred to them and they rape everyone's dignity without remorse or retribution.

George, Easton, USA, Maryland

Its time for a "Britney Law"...reguardlss of who she is or where she has been, she cannot get well with this coverege. Hollywood is the only real place where they do this, so its up to the stars to stop this. No one has the right to to ingulf her car as they did the day she got out of the hospital. If someone is in a trial such as OJ, then set us barriers whereever a star is and let them use their zoom camera's. Once you sign for the "writers strike" work on this next!!! I think everyone will agree with you.

Barb Cranfield, Albany , Oregon

you reap what you sow.........plain and simple

Jennifer, Dallas, TX

I am truly amazed at people.. Because they are in the Entertainmert field they should have to suffer with the paps because they are famous. Wow, as many red carpet affairs held yearly, does this not give the paps and the other reporters the opportunity to photo them and make their money off of the photos? Why are the entertainers not suppose to have a private life, the ability to walk their children back and forth to school, take them to the park.. Entertainers are citizens also, they should have their legal rights. Their children should not be subject to this army of paps, who are exposing them to the world. If we value having entertainers, should we not wish to protect them? I hope the new law ,ends up with BIG HUGE TEETH.

mlee, Pinehurst, NC

Whether Ms. Spears likes the attention or not, the frenzy is a danger to the public.
It is only a matter of time before someone really gets hurt.
Stalking laws should be enforced against the Papparazzi because that is what they are doing.
It's a menace to society and a ticking time bomb.
If Britney ran over someone's foot, the jerk shouldn't have had it under the tire trying to get his camera in her face! What's she supposed to do? Bring a Port-a-Potty along and sit there for the rest of her life because they won't let her move her car?
This type of harrassement and stalking is dangerous. I don't care how much they boost the economy they are breaking the law while the powers that be turn their heads. It needs to be called what it is a laws upheld.

Judy Miller, Cotton,

This should have been a law long ago. I spent some time in LA, and saw how the paparazzi swarm like flies around a dung heap around celebrities. I would freak out too, if every time I walked out my front door, a horde of kooks were awaiting my every move.

madeline longenecker, shelby, nc, usa

I don't know what all the fuss is about. During a 10 day stay in and around Los Angeles last month, I had no trouble at all from the paparazzi!

David Michael, London, UK

can't stand her music or what she represents but she should be left alone. its enough already. as soon as she is better you can follow her around again and document her downward spiral again

sid, venice, ca

Maybe she's freaking out because every one wants "a piece" of her. LEAVE the girl alone!

Dawn, Batesville,

Hey guys surely if the person is under some sort of mental duress then they should be given breathing space? Why not just back off for a period let the person recover before hounding them to death, just seems sick to me.

Harry, Gravesend, UK, Kent

I'm uncertain why everyone thinks Britney's issue is Bipolar Disorder. It's a clear cut cat of extreme bratism. Period. I've seen real Bipolar in my own family and this isn't it. She's an attention-seeking BRAT who never learned she can't have her own way just by creating drama around herself.

Lisa, Gaithersburg, MD

As long as you buy the magazines that feature these people, the pararsites will continue to hound the celebs. It is you who determines who gets honded.

Stop buying the trashy magazines and it will go away. Quit this phony tut-tut it is so bad all the while you pay for the pics when you buy the mags. Grow up! You are the problem.

mamie, Virginia,

Celebrities scrape and claw their way to the top. They WANT to become public figures. They also love the limelight, providing they're in charge; with hair, lighting, makeup. If they don't like being photographed, they shouldn't have sold their souls to become famous. They're all childish brats who want their cake and eat it too. Straight to Haides with the lot of them.

Jack Carter, West Hollywood, CA, USA

Britney has welcomed this for years. Courted it. Asked for it. The only victims are the innocent citizens caught up in it. Britney has exactly what she has tried to get. I don't feel sorry for her, only her children.

Nancy, Fresno, CA/US

Hey...If you enjoy the benefits of celebrity you also have to take the hits. What a waste of taxpayer money utilizing all the P.D. for one person. Who cares anyway?

Tom, Delaware Co., PA

As a product of the American entertainment industry I would suspect that Britney has a publicity agent whose job it is to get as much TV and newspaper coverage for their star.
Public interest is not a water tap that can be turned off when not needed.
If the stars want privacy the answer is simple.
A WINDOWLESS VAN. It's cheaper than a limo as well.

GJB, Slough, BERKSHIRE

I was musing about whether we could allow those celebrities whose image is of continuing marketable value, to copyright their image; so that publication without consent is breach of copyright. However, we would need to allow public interest publication without consent, and how does one deal with that, without some sort of tribunal which gives both sides a say?

We could perhaps have it so that publication was allowed without consent, but the pap's fee or, if not a freelance, a going rate fee is paid to the celeb. I do not see that it is unfair for the whole fee to go to the celeb. If publication was in the public interest, the image has been published. There is no public interest argument that should allow a pap to make a prosperous living out of a photo taken by harassment and published without consent. The fee could be withheld from the celeb by application if the celeb was pictured doing something unlawful.

Claire, Sussex, UK

“We would like to pull away from her - we do not want to be responsible for a Diana-like tragedy - but every time we put her on the cover our sales heap". Maybe not a Diana-like tragedy, but a Anna Nicole Smith tragedy. They have been capitalizing on that tragedy for months. Why would Britney be any different? This is greedy and cruel. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't break down and act crazy under all that scrutiny. I wonder how the paparazzi would feel if people started stalking them everywhere they went!

Laura , Los Angeles, CA

ok I have my say I have been following this hole jack ass story only because I am intreged by how you can pick on a girl who for many yrs has been trying to follow all of her dreams from stardom to being a normal girl who has rights to as all of us to live life the life she has always wanted to ,first let me shed some light on this we all made her the majority of people had to many high expectation on her ,right now i am thinking because after having kidz she did not give the general publik what they expected every one is chewing her apart ,when it boils down to it you have no clue what is going on behind close doors ,so who is to say she is unfit ,you are all feeding into your expectations and not just letting it all be ,me my self I have 2 kidz one who is autistic and one who is normal ,both a yr apart ,but you don t know this because I am not a big shot on the entertainment world .My point is what makes Brit diff because she is in the lime light ,life is 2 short leave her alone

Mari brown, upper darby, pa

As an actor, these people deserve their privacy as much as any other citizen. Because they make tons of money and are public figures they are not a president and or congress member which should be monitored. Leave em alone!

Steve, Baltimore, MD

Ok, so maybe celebrities have more money than any of us can imagine, but in my humble opinion that does not give paparazzi the right to take away their freedom. Personally I could never imagine a life of camera-people following my every move...whether it be to the grocery store or following me to the gym. Celebrities are human just like the rest of us and if the paparazzi aren't careful, they're going to end this poor girl's life. But surely they won't care because they have no morals.

Brad, Indianapolis, IN

This is what you do!, Make ALL Paps become licenced. Treat them like all other licenced professionals Make the licence expensive. Make fines super expensive. Make them haveto go to school to learn how to become an ethical photogapher. To be a licenced Pap, you must be a US citizen without a felony. Not be a gang member or a member in organized crime. If you are a foriegner you must have a valid work visa with a sponsoring magazine or website. Only Licenced paps can sell the pics taken inthe USA to magazines or websites.
Make fines insanely high to magazines or websites that buy or use photos/video from unlicensed paps!

Robert, Malibu, California USA

The movie titled Paparazzi is eyeopening.

bob, okc, ok

Britney is supported and owned by the public. I do not feel bad for her one bit. Paparazzi are a fair trade off for the social elite.

Jeanette, Arkansas,

There are already laws such as harassment, stalking, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct which no one seems to want to enforce against these photographers. It is inhumane to treat a human being in this vulture-like manner.

Maureen, Waterford, NY, USA

Should be 1 MILE!!!

roger sears, Indep, USA

You are a celebrity... you are a public figure... you live off of publicity... deal with it, or move away from L.A. to some pleasant place where these bottom-feeders will feel uncomfortable living away from their element!

X, LAS ASA, SA

I have been astonished to see how the civil liberties of "public figures" have been violated. Intruding on citizens in this manner seems like harassment and a sorry, bottom-feeding way to make a living. How many of the photographers are legal Americans anyway? Are they granted permission to come into this country and endanger and menace tax-payers and property owners. Britney has been denied one of the most critical functions allowed even animals and that is to raise one's young without harm. One of the saddest pictures I saw was of her boys in the rear of the car. The younger one looked tearful and the older one was touching his brothers arm as if to comfort him. Children are often photophobic.
Save the cameras for red-carpets and studios. Let children and privacy be off-limits.

Elaine, Atlanta,

Should be 500 feet.

Andy, wallingford, USA\CT

Every evening when i drive past Ms. Spear's gated community on Mullhilland Drive there are at least 20 paparazzi parked in military convoy style with walkie talkies ready to trap her should she leave her gated community. By the way, this has been going on long before her custody dispute.

If a poor homeless man were to loiter likes the paparazzi predators he would be told to move on or be arrested. Where in the Constitution does it grant paparazzi special privileges. For them to hide behind the Constitution belittles the importance of that incredible document.

Denis, Los Angeles, California