Arrogance

When you misbehave in public, you lose the shield of privacy.

Lawyer to reporter: "You can't eavesdrop, this is a private conversation."
Reporter: "This is a sidewalk on a public street. If you want privacy, go to a private place."

   "That's my personal life," and variations of that song are chanted by celebrities as diverse as Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto, Francoise Hollande, president of France, and pop star Justin Bieber.
   Many such personalities protest when their exploits attract camera crews, and object when amateur video documents incidents that are at best foolish and at worst criminal. But like it or not, those who willingly enter public life lose much of their private life, especially those in politics or the entertainment field, and success depends on how much attention you attract.
   When Rob Ford pops off at citizens during an open city council meeting, or goes on what appears to be a drunken rant in a restaurant, he cannot claim privacy because incidents like that happened in public places.
   When the president of France rides a motor scooter to visit his latest paramour, he cannot claim privacy because he is on a public street.
    When Justin Bieber races his rented bright yellow Lamborghini down a residential street at 4 a.m., documented by video cameras, and admits to under-age drinking and smoking marijuana only hours before, as well as not having a valid driver's license, he cannot rationally protest to the arresting officers that they should leave him alone.
   Moral: To maintain privacy, do your personal stuff in private, and especially not when cameras are running. To somehow assume an exemption from laws or standards of social behavior on the grounds of wealth, station or popularity, is an extreme arrogance. There will be consequences.
   Being stoned may be a reason, but it's not an excuse.