"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."
It's not so broad as "this happened to annoy someone" as "this was used to solely annoy a person(s) with no other possible motive."
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.
Is this really that big of news? Harassment laws have been plaguing many states for years. If you lived in my county and I just plain didnt like you, I could get a warrant sworn out on you just by claiming you harassed me by cursing me. Yes you can go to jail for cursing someone. You can even go to jail because someone SAID you cursed them, with them having no proof.
It sounds like your county is run by complete f*ckwits.Careful Kudi we have been known to "cross the pond" to peacefully enforce our beliefs onto others :-D .
Will I go to prison for calling them that? :-D
Careful Kudi we have been known to "cross the pond" to peacefully enforce our beliefs onto others :-D .
If O' Bama logged into Qhimm got into a fight with Kudi, Kudi would then have serious problems in his own country! They would kick his door in moments after (or during) the argument.
well most foreigners are more aware of this than most of us americans, but sadly the entire US constitution has been completely and entirely subverted. Yes you can still argue in a court of law for your right to free speech, until they label you a terrorist, at which time they can hold you indefinitely without even telling you why. There is no legal requirement for what constitutes a suspected terrorist and what doesn't. The other scenario, when the times comes, is when the president declares a state of national emergency. There are Executive laws, (which by the way are against the constitution at the very core, executive branch was never meant to make laws) some of which have now been declassified or unearthed, that state that once this condition of emergency is met, the entire Constitution can be placed on "hold". However there is no such similar order to ever reinstate the constitution should the "emergency" come to an end.
Ahem! You know that we were talking about his county in BFE, not his country, right?Had to look up the term BFE =/. But you are correct Tennessee doesn't count.
He wouldn't dare. Obama knows that I'd bust a move on his ass.Well that is true...you do have moves. But I heard thought the grapevine that Obama personally caught Osama :) you have been warned.
You don't know how lucky you are. For all the failings of the American systemI do know how lucky I am! I never stated that I would like to live in Europe. Though Europe has been around allot longer the the US, and you probably don't get to turn on the news everyday hearing about what country we have an issue with this day. :(
In short my point was we pretend something we are not, yes you have different laws but I don't think them any more or less efficient then our own system. In fact there is no proof that our system even works :/ I was tellin' Covarr earlier that we have only been around for 200+ years. Most of that time we spent in a deficient, depression, recession, civil war, ad internal disputes... It's hard for me to believe that the system we got over here works when the only time we were doing ok was when we had slavery :/.
I can tell you now that your laws and safeguards are definitely better than in Britain...I wasn't saying that the Britain was better...I was just stating that Europe has been around allot longer then US. So it is hard to say who has the working system yet. I know if we keep at this pace we will not last at #1.
That's a very pessimistic take on American history.Labels :(
You seem to forget that the US went from being an agricultural backwater to being by far the most powerful nation on Earth.Doesn't mean it didn't help solidify our position. A little bit more closer look at our history shows that we had a pretty great start! It is unfair to directly compare them, we betrayed the indians (and used them), we betrayed England (and used them), took all their money and resources, and used them for our own gain.
And the US had its most rapid growth in the decades after slavery was abolished.
whatever, enjoy being owned if you wish, I myself would rather die. Your insult is of little injury.
As for the tax claim, I would tell you to stop paying your taxes if I didn't know that your name would immediately be put on a "troublesome individuals" government list.
Also known as a "criminals" list.
The more you know.
haha actually its the "federal" tax laws that are completely illegal.
I've just noticed that the amendment said "fifteenth day of March". mfw Americans used to use the superior British date system: day first, month second, year last.
Does this mean that ghastly Month-Day-Year system is unconstitutional?