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Tennessee Outlaws ALL Offensive Online Pics???
I wish this was going to turn out to be some exaggerated headline but it's not. The freedom of speech of people living in Tennessee is at risk.
Tennessee legislature has updated some laws to keep up with the modern world and the Internet age, and one of those laws now makes it illegal to distribute images on the internet that are offensive.
Posting or emailing images that cause "emotional distress" to an individual can land you in jail. The offended person doesn't even have to be the recipient. Meaning if you sent some F'd up pic to a friend, whom you knew would enjoy it, and their mom happens to see it on their computer and SHE is offended... you could face MONTHS in jail and THOUSANDS of dollars in fines.
This means ANY offensive image. Like if you post a pic on FB and your friend's ex-boyfriend is in the shot and your friend is offended at seeing her d-bag ex... she could call the cops? What if a picture of a monster or a ghost or a deformed person or animal scares a little kid? Call 911?
The internet is pretty much composed of graphic, disturbing, disgusting, distressing, upsetting, bizarre, criminal, radical, questionable and pornographic images. Maybe they should arrest Al Gore since he invented the internet.
Think about it... I mean if you post a pic of your latest tat, piercing or body modification art... something people do all the time... and someone is offended...
You could be in serious trouble.
The law is downright unconstitutional. As one blogger points out, "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." You might not even realize the image you're posting or sending is offensive. Doesn't matter.
If you don't want to be offended or don't want you kids to see offensive things on the internet... maybe instead of making laws you should create an app that filters out all offensive or possibly offensive images and content. Some kind of "G-Rated Internet" app or program. That way anyone who wants to can filter out anything that they find offensive, could do it themselves. How am I supposed to know what is going to offend someone else?
Making the distribution of "offensive" images (with no clear definition of what is offensive to whom) is complete bullcandy.
What do you think about the new Tennessee law?
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panicatthediscodae
17 weeks ago
Crap I live in Tennessee and my friends think most things from smosh are offensive. I'm going to die If I send one more email. (because all I send is pics I stole from here.)
WhoSaidWhat
38 weeks ago
Tennessee - At the fore front of Stupidity
MossTheDrunkCat
40 weeks ago
I'm from TN and that law f'iretrucking sucks... IT'S A FRIKKIN JOKE!!!
DeAd_iLLuSioNz
46 weeks ago
what happens if they google something like a horse and a dog pops up and their offended. that law doesnt make any sense."im going to take u to court because i searched a horse on google and a dog came
PeaceLovehope7
48 weeks ago
thank god for cali u can pretty put watever u want up.... dam cali is going to hell....
PeaceLovehope7
48 weeks ago
thank god for cali u can pretty put watever u want up.... dam cali is going to hell....
Shelberbell
48 weeks ago
OMG! I'm so gonna go to Tennessee and break these laws and get arrested :p That would be fun to see blow up.
Don't worry Tennesseeans or whatever :p this law won't last long.
CALINOI
49 weeks ago
firetruck This Law
wolfblade08
49 weeks ago
whoever made this law is either a total retard, is high, or is just an a$&#%^ who likes ruining lives
wolfblade08
49 weeks ago
so, if i put up a picture of me playing halo 3 and someone in tenesee sees it and he LOVES call of duty and HATES halo games, he can ARREST me? dude thats total bulls#^!
akraemer222
49 weeks ago
thats crapplesauce..... they should just make the internet illegal then because it is IMPOSSIBLE to have the internet not offend someone in one way or another.... LAME
11wiley11
49 weeks ago
The concept of this is highly disturbing for the possible outcomes in Tennesse. Religion-related websites, School websites and, well every website one can think of will be offending to one person or a
trogdor10
49 weeks ago
people should riot in tenassee against this law
knr418productions
49 weeks ago
i live in tennessee, so if i dont get to watch you guys, im gonna be EXTREMELY depressed.
jackman1010
49 weeks ago
okay, i love coca' cola, so if i'm in tennessee, which isn't but 10 min. away, and i see a picture of pepsi i can call the cops? that is bull- wait what??? i can't post that? dangitt
LegendOfAGamer
49 weeks ago
Geez Tennessee. Your new governor is a retard who doesn't seem to get the concept of free speech, let alone the INTERNET.
rmxpokeman
49 weeks ago
ilu Tennessee
superdookieness
50 weeks ago
plus our new governor has made the dumbest laws in history "No sharing Passwords" "No saying 'Gay'" and I've already gotten a ticket for my Netfilx passcode
superdookieness
50 weeks ago
I live in TN and I post the most offensive pics I can find on my FB like the StarFox 9/11 pics does that mean I'm going to be fined? Cause I've already gotten a Warning and a ticket for sharing my Net
awsomedudejake
50 weeks ago
BULL CRAP TENNESE SUCKS
bliffany_rellim
50 weeks ago
this law is stupid, when sending pic your not always going to be able to knw where they are from and if they live in Tennessee you'll get in trouble. S not only is it just a down right stupid law it a
Shrek740
50 weeks ago
I didn't know swampfolk had computers...
MissyPiggy334
50 weeks ago
im never moving to tennessee... i would have life in jail
SuperDonutBros64
50 weeks ago
kinda sucks knowing i live in Tennessee...
mucmucvi
50 weeks ago
ass
mucmucvi
50 weeks ago
candy
ScaryRabbitPorn
50 weeks ago
Theres nothing you can do about it sadly. Just hope we all die before theres a law for everything and this life becomes like one big prison. A since of morality is nothing more than a retardation brou
RebeccaBlackSuxx
50 weeks ago
i think america is stupid
JessicaPrower
50 weeks ago
And I thought the ''You can't say gay in Tennessee'' law was stupid...
Wolftrot
50 weeks ago
That's completely unconstitutional and seriously firetrucked up. Americans have been coming up with some pretty firetrucked up laws lately, this is pretty up there messed up.
Naruhina
50 weeks ago
Omgawsh I'm scared I live in Tennessee and I have a LOT of weirdly offensive pics! :O Well theyre offensive to my parents at least
[Paco2013]
50 weeks ago
WTFiretruck!! 4chan is in serious truebles xD
xxOHSHCxx
50 weeks ago
omg now i can get arrested for anime on fb :'( all cuz my friends hate it D'X
ZombieBigfoot
50 weeks ago
It won't last. Somebody will get arrested for it, sue the state, and it'll go to supreme court and most likely be oveturned. Just like every law that violated free speech
xxOHSHCxx
50 weeks ago
Omg im sad now i always post pics of anime on my fb and some of my friends and nearly all of them hate anime would call or text me saying take it off and i would say no cuz i like em so now they can c
raycarnegie
50 weeks ago
firetruck it.
raycarnegie
50 weeks ago
firetruck it.
xxOHSHCxx
50 weeks ago
Omg im sad now i always post pics of anime on my fb and some of my friends and nearly all of them hate anime would call or text me saying take it off and i would say no cuz i like em so now they can c
GrawrFace
50 weeks ago
That law is beyond stupid. Now people can be put in jail because of some overly sensitive pussy D: I'm glad I don't live in Tennessee.
SHFBI1
50 weeks ago
firetruck this law!
Mr.Grantham
50 weeks ago
Leave it to the south! I tell you what.
k-bear
50 weeks ago
this. law. is. GAAAY!
Justinseiber
50 weeks ago
:O lmao just noticed firetruck was automatically changed to firetruck :P
Justinseiber
50 weeks ago
Idk if this is true or not. All I got to say is firetruck my states new law if it is. They can kiss my ass for all it's worth. All Hail Raptor Jesus! He died for our sins.
Saada
50 weeks ago
well im glad i live in Georgia i guess...same hicktown like place,but i am free to be an internet freak,which is all that matters
SanJ922
50 weeks ago
This is ridiculous!! WTF Tennessee?!?!?!
Tyler44441
50 weeks ago
It sounds like a bunch of bull. Who knows what might offend another person
Railword
50 weeks ago
You know, you could have a lot of fun with this law. Like me, for instance, I am an atheist. I could have many many websites shut down because I find that a religion that publically defames people of
Jacie
50 weeks ago
What??
loveykit7
50 weeks ago
the tongue thing is disturbing