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Started by Adios, June 10, 2011, 11:42:29 PM

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Adios

Please forward all offensive images to Tennessee.

A new Tennessee law makes it a crime to "transmit or display an image" online that is likely to "frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress" to someone who sees it. Violations can get you almost a year in jail time or up to $2500 in fines.

The Tennessee legislature has been busy updating its laws for the Internet age, and not always for the better. Last week we reported on a bill that updated Tennessee's theft-of-service laws to include "subscription entertainment services" like Netflix.

The ban on distressing images, which was signed by Gov. Bill Haslam last week, is also an update to existing law. Tennessee law already made it a crime to make phone calls, send emails, or otherwise communicate directly with someone in a manner the sender "reasonably should know" would "cause emotional distress" to the recipient. If the communciation lacked a "legitimate purpose," the sender faced jail time.

The new legislation adds images to the list of communications that can trigger criminal liability. But for image postings, the "emotionally distressed" individual need not be the intended recipient. Anyone who sees the image is a potential victim. If a court decides you "should have known" that an image you posted would be upsetting to someone who sees it, you could face months in prison and thousands of dollars in fines.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/tenn-law-bans-posting-images-that-cause-emotional-distress.ars

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Bruno

I didn't realize we had so many Big Government Nanny State Liberals in the State Legislature.
Formerly something else...

Adios

Quote from: Jerry_Frankster on June 11, 2011, 12:08:55 AM
I didn't realize we had so many Big Government Nanny State Liberals in the State Legislature.

I just want to see them try to extradite me from Kansas over this stupid shit.  :lulz:


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Adios

Quote from: Lord Glittersnatch on June 11, 2011, 12:12:16 AM
Someone got Goatsee'd.

:lulz:

Let's call it the Weiner Law, for lulz.

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It's not trolling, it's just satire.

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Quote from: Rumckle on June 13, 2011, 06:36:29 AM
In other news, GIGGLES is no longer allowed in Tennessee

Quick, someone give GIGGLES Bill Haslams email.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?=743264506 <---worst human being to ever live.

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Other%20Pagan%20Mumbo-Jumbo/discordianism.htm <----Learn the truth behind Discordianism

Quote from: Aleister Growly on September 04, 2010, 04:08:37 AM
Glittersnatch would be a rather unfortunate condition, if a halfway decent troll name.

Quote from: GIGGLES on June 16, 2011, 10:24:05 PM
AORTAL SEX MADES MY DICK HARD AS FUCK!