In the wake of the tragic death of Princess Diana, I have been thinking about what we can do to protect the celebrities in our country from aggressive photographers, and I think I have a solution ("More laws won’t stop photographers run amok," Our View, Debate, Wednesday).

I call it camera control. For starters, we should enact laws to outlaw the sale of high-powered camera lenses. In addition, fully automatic cameras with the ability to take photographs in rapid-fire succession also should be banned. Imagine, how our movie stars and politicians will be able to sleep at night knowing that these terrifying instruments will be off the streets.

There should also be an outright ban on pocket cameras. Anyone caught with a concealed camera should receive a mandatory jail sentence.

I realize, however, that we cannot fully eliminate cameras; they are entrenched in our culture, and there are some legitimate reasons for their existence.

Just to be safe, though, maybe we should pass laws to require a mandatory 15-day waiting period before someone can purchase one of these devices. Of course, anybody purchasing a camera must be properly registered with the government.

That ought to do it

Ban the high-tech cameras and make it difficult for anybody to buy the rest and our society will be safe once again. At least I will feel better about myself, knowing I cared and did something about it.

Mark Jay