Comments on: Well THAT’S A F***ing Relief!

By: I'm Geekier

I'm Geekier — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:12:17 +0000

53 pages of a decision on profanity and not one reference to South Park’s episode with 164 utterances of the “S” word. Multiple references to that dusty old hippie Carlin.

Lame.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:02:58 +0000

I think the next time one of these cases comes to this court, the attorney arguing for restraint in language should argue using adjectives and adverbs that completely push the envelope of what this court says is OK. Rub their faces in it and see how they like it. “Oh, you don’t like my aggressive language.. I’m just emphatically exercising my first amendment rights to express my argument in this case.. you understand, don’t you?”

Can’t our elected officials just decide that we aren’t going to have foul language, and if we citizens don’t like so much restraint, we can elect some other officials who can loosen the standards? (wow! representative government!)

Instead we have courts piling on more and more “nuanced” decisions trying to describe what rights elected officials don’t have in defining the limits of foul language. The courts end up making it impossible to describe any limits.

I’m not worried in the least about “unequal enforcement” of the law in these cases. It’s like trying to almost touch a hot stove. Sometimes you actually touch it and get burned. If you are worried about unpredictable burns, don’t try to almost touch a hot stove.

By: nk

nk — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:20:27 +0000

Much better. Thank you.

By: Justin Levine

Justin Levine — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:13:06 +0000

nk -

Whoops. I guess it works for me because I’m signed into FindLaw. It’s free - but its a pain to sign in, so I don’t blame you. I’ve provided an alternative link directly from the 2nd Circuit website. Lemme know if that works.

By: nk

nk — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:08:08 +0000

Well, this is the message I get:

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By: Justin Levine

Justin Levine — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:03:47 +0000

nk -

PDF link is working for me. Dunno what to say.

By: nk

nk — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:52:06 +0000

What the hell, Justin? The goddamn PDF link is corrupt.

By: dustbury.com

dustbury.com — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:49:53 +0000

A truly FCCed policy…

News Item: A federal appeals court on Monday found that a new Federal Communications Commission policy penalizing accidentally aired expletives was invalid, saying it was “arbitrary and capricious” and might not survive First Amendment scrutiny. The …