Scalia praises Constitution while clamping down on photographers

The irony:

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia praised the Constitution at a Mississippi university while barking at news photographers documenting the speech. In fact, Scalia wouldn’t even allow video cameras inside the auditorium at William Carey University in Hattiesburg on Monday.

This is why WDAM-TV videographer Mon Mussiett was forced to snap still photos instead of shoot video.

And even then, Scalia had an issue with him, according to the Hattiesburg American.

There was friction between Scalia and a media outlet during the speech. Even though still cameras were permitted, Scalia voiced his displeasure with WDAM-TV cameraman Mon Mussiett as he snapped photos.

“Could we stop the photos please?” he asked at one point.

One of the photographers at the event told Photography is Not a Crime the following:

Mon is a soft spoken professional who deserved to be treated with respect even if Scalia is a judge. Stopping the speech to yell at a photographer like he was a child is unacceptable.

This is  after we were stopped by a rent-a-cop at the door and had to find a U.S. Marshal to inform the security guard that still photography was in fact allowed.

From Carlos Miller blog
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