New Tennessee law makes "offensive" online pictures illegal

**SageTree** · 06-17-2011, 08:56 AM

Watch out TN Yahookans.... now I have the law on my side

Seriously.... WTF Netz?

New Tennessee law makes "offensive" online pictures illegal

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In an attempt to keep up with the changing times, lawmakers in Tennessee have created and passed a new bill that makes it illegal to spread "emotionally distressing images," if its determined you should reasonably know that the picture would cause distress. Of course, it doesn't have to distress the specific person you're sending it to or sharing it with — anyone who sees the picture could be considered a victim of your malicious image spreading. This is clearly a great idea that will definitely not go wrong at all.

Oh, there's one little problem: this is probably all unconstitutional.

If you think that sounds unconstitutional, you're not alone. In a blog post, constitutional scholar Eugene Volokh points out just how broad the legislation is. The law doesn't require that the picture be of the "victim," nor would the government need to prove that you intended the image to be distressing. Volokh points out that a wide variety of images, "pictures of Mohammed, or blasphemous jokes about Jesus Christ, or harsh cartoon insults of some political group," could “cause emotional distress to a similarly situated person of reasonable sensibilities,” triggering liability. He calls the bill "pretty clearly unconstitutional."

So be careful what you're sending around, Tennessee readers. On the upside, maybe this will stop people from sending you horrific images dug up from the deepest recesses of Reddit that will scar you for life. It probably won't, but at least you can now get those people fined or thrown in jail.

deadhead94 · 06-17-2011, 09:02 AM

People should get the email of the guy who got the idea for the bill and mercilessly spam him with the very best that the internet has to offer. then print thousands of copies of those pictures and drop them from a plane over the legislative buildings.

**SageTree** · 06-17-2011, 09:44 AM

Anger is no cause to litter now

One evil per stupid action is enough

DdC · 06-17-2011, 11:57 AM

If the Neocon idiots don't even know it's UnConstitutional I think Tennessee has a bigger problem than controversial pictures.

Dear Lawmakers in Tennessee,
You don't have to look at the pics and you can pass the posts by or you can download them, print them and then shove them up your ass...
DdC

Censorship: Bong Hits 4 Jesus

Blasphemy

kitch · 06-17-2011, 01:21 PM

I find pictures of cats very offensive. Shut the whole interweb down!

BibleGuy · 06-17-2011, 01:53 PM

I'm not into lawsuits, but maybe the people of TN can sue their government for posting images of offensive representatives and legislators and laws on it's websites.

eldizle · 06-19-2011, 11:53 AM

Between the guy calling for a ban on sharia law and the idiots looking to make our own state dollar, I don't take our local political base very seriously any more.

**SageTree** · 06-19-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by eldizle

Between the guy calling for a ban on sharia law and the idiots looking to make our own state dollar, I don't take our local political base very seriously any more.

You living in that shit show man

????

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,117 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 51 Thanked 607 Times in 399 Posts	I used to like Tennessee... If the Neocon idiots don't even know it's UnConstitutional I think Tennessee has a bigger problem than controversial pictures. Dear Lawmakers in Tennessee, You don't have to look at the pics and you can pass the posts by or you can download them, print them and then shove them up your ass... DdC Censorship: Bong Hits 4 Jesus Blasphemy __________________ Al Capone and Watergate were red herrings to divert the countries attention from the Fascist acts of eliminating competition. Booze/Ethanol then Ganja//Hemp.

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BibleGuy YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 328 Thanks: 137 Thanked 136 Times in 85 Posts	I'm not into lawsuits, but maybe the people of TN can sue their government for posting images of offensive representatives and legislators and laws on it's websites.

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eldizle Love. Share it. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Inside a Microgram Scale Posts: 5,207 Thanks: 978 Thanked 591 Times in 423 Posts	Between the guy calling for a ban on sharia law and the idiots looking to make our own state dollar, I don't take our local political base very seriously any more.

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