Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distress"

[saulrh]

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.

[foenix]

I wonder how many hospitals Tennessee could have built with the oncoming legal fees.

[jpitz]

As someone who strongly values my First Amendment rights, an image of this statue would certainly cause me emotional distress.

[ropers]

*statute

[orbitingpluto]

Don't be so insensitive. Your rights end where my feelings begin.

[sorbus]

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.

[gburt]

Did they seriously just try to ban trolling? Is this a jab at 4chan?

[nvictor]

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.

[turbojerry]

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.

[bane]

Yes, this will stand up in court (extreme sarcasm).

[mchusma]

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...

[shareme]

an image of the phrase God does not exist..