Supreme Court to Hear FCC Indecency Case

Supreme Court to Hear FCC Indecency Case 453

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:06PM from the arbitrary-standards dept.

MachineShedFred writes "The Supreme Court of the United States has announced that it will be hearing the FCC's appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision that the FCC has changed its policy on fleeting expletives without adequate explanation. It's now on the FCC to explain to the Supreme Court why its policy has changed. This is also the first time the Supreme Court has heard a major 'broadcast indecency' case in 30 years."

Supreme Court to Hear FCC Indecency Case

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Crazy society (Score:5, Funny)

by HungSoLow ( 809760 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:16PM (#22775510)

In some cases you can watch people fuck, but you can't say fuck. Others you can see someone get fucked up, but can't say fuck. I mean seriously, what the fuck?

Re:In other news (Score:4, Funny)

by sgt.greywar ( 1039430 ) * writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:17PM (#22775516) Homepage Journal

Inconsistency is our watchword. Also incompetance.

Re:Crazy society (Score:1, Funny)

by Jrabbit05 ( 943335 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:19PM (#22775544)

Where art thou, mod points?

Fucking FCC (Score:4, Funny)

by Gr33nNight ( 679837 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:21PM (#22775574)

The fucking FCC can fucking go fuck themselves if they fucking think that removing fucking expletives from the fucking TV is going to protect the fucking children. I fucking heard the goddamn fuck parents swear all the goddamn time and I am perfectly fucking OK, goddammit.

Re:In other news (Score:3, Funny)

by Toonol ( 1057698 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:22PM (#22775592)

Inconsistency is our watchword.

No, it is not. Wait... yes it is.

Also incompetance.

You could'nt be futher from the truth.

Bono (Score:4, Funny)

by esocid ( 946821 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:27PM (#22775654) Journal

Fox Broadcasting Co., along with ABC, CBS and NBC, challenged the new policy after the commission said broadcasts of entertainment awards shows in 2002 and 2003 were indecent because of profanity uttered by Bono, Cher and Nicole Richie.
I, personally, am offended by anything that comes from the brains of two of those three people.

Re:Where does it stop? (Score:5, Funny)

by drkich ( 305460 ) writes: <dkichline@@@gmail...com> on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:31PM (#22775692) Homepage

What the FRAK are you talking about?

Re:Bono (Score:-1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:35PM (#22775756)

Luckily for you it's not coming from their brains.

Re:Bono (Score:3, Funny)

by compro01 ( 777531 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:48PM (#22775922)

I, personally, am offended by anything that comes from the brains of two of those three people.
objection! assumes organs not in evidence.

Re:In other news (Score:3, Funny)

by DrSkwid ( 118965 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:53PM (#22775996) Journal

> incompetance.

FAIL

Re:In other news (Score:4, Funny)

by WilyCoder ( 736280 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @02:54PM (#22776010)

"What, your TV doesn't have a v-chip?" No, but my hand certainly has a "back".

Re:In other news (Score:2, Funny)

by sharkey ( 16670 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @03:16PM (#22776286)

Our two watch words are inconsistency and incompetence. And ignorance.

fleeting expletives? (Score:3, Funny)

by Comboman ( 895500 ) writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @03:47PM (#22776600)

The Supreme Court of the United States has announced that it will be hearing the FCC's appeal [CC] to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision that the FCC has changed its policy on fracking expletives without adequate explanation.
There, fixed it.

I'm more worried... (Score:5, Funny)

by SCHecklerX ( 229973 ) writes: <greg@gksnetworks.com> on Monday March 17, 2008 @03:50PM (#22776646) Homepage

...about 'g' rated evangelism on TV. Truly. What the fuck? If ANYTHING requires parental guidance, it's that religious brainwashing being brought to your 5 year old on public television. That crap should be what is being forced into different timeslots and censored. Certainly not given a "TV-G" rating! Christ!

Re:In other news (Score:3, Funny)

by geminidomino ( 614729 ) * writes: on Monday March 17, 2008 @04:15PM (#22776902) Journal

When was the last time you used "fuck", to mean "have sex", "cunt" to mean "vagina" and "motherfucker" to mean, well, you know, what Oedipus did?
Last night on all three, actually (though I think your definition for the literal interpretation is a little too narrow. Not my own mother).

Of course, I'm seeing a new lady who likes dirty talk and has a daughter. :)

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Crazy society (Score:5, Funny)

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Fucking FCC (Score:4, Funny)

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Bono (Score:4, Funny)

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