Tennessee Bans Posting 'Offensive' Images Online 372
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."
Free speech (Score:5, Funny)
Holiday Fun! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm getting so tired (Score:5, Funny)
never been to a break point before
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.
No more Sarah Palin? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:...really? (Score:4, Funny)
Looks like Tennessee has a strong extortion racket going, so long as they don't get greedy and go after rotten.com or something.
Re:Someone got a picture of the law? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I'm so confused (Score:4, Funny)
That text isn't offensive in Tennessee. Try changing it to something like, "those white women just love that black cock".