Gryph Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/i...-player=unknown A review of fines levied by other federal agencies suggests that the government may be taking swear words a bit too seriously. If the bill passes the Senate, Bono saying "flocking brilliant" on the air would carry the exact same penalty as illegally testing pesticides on human subjects. And for the price of Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl, you could cause the wrongful death of an elderly patient in a nursing home and still have enough money left to create dangerous mishaps at two nuclear reactors. (Actually, you might be able to afford four "nuke malfunctions": The biggest fine levied by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last year was only $60,000.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Neo Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 And people are griping about censorship around here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 We should start fining credits for bad language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ah FSCK. Well...FCC pulling this crap again. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taratata Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 "Free expression and First Amendment rights are the real target of this legislation," declared Rep. Bernie Sanders (Ind-Vt.) during the debate over the bill. "This is not what America is about."I thought free speech was something sacred in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 free anything is contradictory in the u.s you have the freedom to do one thing, but ppl also have the freedom to do another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 exactly. you are free to cus on tv, but they are free to sue your ass off if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdy Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 the u.s constitution is just one huge contradiction in itself it's a good thing and a bad thing soo yeah, one big contradiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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