FCC to Fine Curses More Than Nuke Violations

DiZNoG writes "With Congress debating new higher fines for broadcast indecency in the wake of last year's 'wardrobe malfunction' and Howard Stern's antics, Rolling Stone has published an interesting perspective on things. Rolling Stone did a review of fines levied by other federal regulatory bodies, and has found the new indecency fines disproportionately large compared to other fines. According to the article, if the bill passes then 'for the price of Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction' during the Super Bowl, you could cause the wrongful death of an elderly patient in a nursing home and still have enough money left to create dangerous mishaps at two nuclear reactors.' The article further states the largest fine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission levied last year was $60,000, this new bill would allow broadcast indecency fines up to $500,000. Glad I keep my broadcast cursing to a minimum, now if I could only get a handle on those pesky dangerous nuclear mishaps."

Comments

It's the FCC!

[OverkillTASF]

They're seperate of any nuclear commission. Why compare the two?

I think it should be said....

[LordZardoz]

What the hell kind of reasonable person really thinks that seeing Janet Jacksons Nipple is truly more harmful to society then the Nuclear violations?

Talk about screwed priorities.

There are more important concerns in this day and age then bad words and naked people. I just hope Canada has more sense then this with respect to their own regulatory laws.

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Argh!

[t_allardyce]

Yes but you don't understand, it wasnt just one old lady or a few small towns contaminated, it was MILLIONS of people, CHILDREN, scarred for life FOR LIFE! you can treat radiation sickness and people die, but you can never EVER fix the scarring from a child seeing a breast, even if they have breasts themselves, it will haunt them for EVER. Can you even imagine what it would have been like to see something like that at a young age, or to hear words like 'fuck'?