Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress
of grievances.
As a photojournalism student, the First Amendment is very
important to me. When I am out shooting for a project or assignment, the First Amendment protects my right to shoot in public, and it protects my rights to
run a newsworthy story. Unfortunately, there will be people, such as police, who
try to usurp my First Amendment rights. Part of knowing your rights are also
learning when to pick your battles. Suing the police at a later date is a lot
better than getting arrested for no reason!
If somebody tries to take away your First Amendment rights,
you should probably end up taking
legal action against them. Our First Amendment rights are the foundation upon
which our country was founded, and without freedom of speech and freedom of the
press, people would be able to get away with corruption. My job as a
photojournalist is to bring the corruption to people’s eyes, and the First Amendment helps me do that.
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