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Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by saulrh on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @07:31PM (#2635415)
I seriously wonder how they planned to enforce this, how long it will take the supreme court to throw it out, and whether this is really just a stalking horse for the EFF.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by foenix on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @10:24PM (#2635725)
I wonder how many hospitals Tennessee could have built with the oncoming legal fees.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by jpitz on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @08:51PM (#2635580)
As someone who strongly values my First Amendment rights, an image of this statue would certainly cause me emotional distress.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by ropers on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @10:43PM (#2635759)
*statute
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by jpitz on Thursday June 09, 2011 @08:05AM (#2636808)
Utterly unintentional and somewhat hilarious misspelling on my part, especially since I used to work for a startup that made a statute search engine.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by orbitingpluto on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @09:48PM (#2635673)
Don't be so insensitive. Your rights end where my feelings begin.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by sorbus on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @11:09PM (#2635821)
I expect that an argument could be made that this applies to videos as well - they're just moving images, after all. So Tennessee has (accidentally?) banned the distribution of horror movies via the internet.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by gburt on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @09:03PM (#2635603)
Did they seriously just try to ban trolling? Is this a jab at 4chan?
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by nvictor on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @09:58PM (#2635689)
the intention was prolly a good one.

i hate people tagging me in pictures on facebook. i'm pretty sure facebook keeps the tags in its database even if you untag them.

Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by turbojerry on Thursday June 09, 2011 @07:45AM (#2636770)
It will be interesting to see what happens if someone posts a picture of a clown and someone with Coulrophobia sees it and makes a complaint.
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by bane on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @09:06PM (#2635610)
Yes, this will stand up in court (extreme sarcasm).
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by mchusma on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @08:08PM (#2635500)
Does anyone else want to send the most offensive things they can find to the TN legislature and governor? I have a lot of ideas...
Re:Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distr... by shareme on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @08:36PM (#2635556)
an image of the phrase God does not exist..