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Tennessee Bans Posting 'Offensive' Images Online
Chaonici writes "Last Monday, Tennessee's Governer Bill Haslam signed a law prohibiting the transmission or display of an image that is likely to 'frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress to' anyone who sees it. In Tennessee, it is already illegal to use other methods of communication, such as telephones or e-mail, to offend someone; the new law updates legislation to include images sent or posted online. However, the scope of this law is broader, in that anyone who sees the image is a potential victim. If a court finds that a violator should have known that someone would be offended by the image in question, they face up to a year in prison or up to $2,500 in fines."
hey Tennessee, Saudi Arabia called. They want their right to suppress free speech back.
Oh, can't wait for this come the winter seasons. Nativity scene on the front lawn of a government property should do just nicely. It would probably fall under at least one of the 'frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress to' requirements for someone out there. What good is creating a poorly worded cudgel if everyone doesn't get a turn at using it? Heheee.
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I've been to a breakpoint before. If you don't want to see what's in there, you just step over it rather than stepping into it.
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
You mean I can move to Tennessee and be guaranteed of never seeing Sarah Palin's picture again?
If I used a sig over again, would anyone notice?
Maybe not the Supreme Court, but how many tens/hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees would it take to get that far? All for a $2500 fine?
Looks like Tennessee has a strong extortion racket going, so long as they don't get greedy and go after rotten.com or something.
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I was gonna draw a picture of someone ramming a bottle of Tennesee Jack Daniels up Ghandi's arse while he urinates on Mohammad's face as he rides a half-cow-half-jesus into a hindu shrine whilst dressed as Hitler, but I don't think I'm that good at drawing.
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That text isn't offensive in Tennessee. Try changing it to something like, "those white women just love that black cock".
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