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It's now against the law in Tennessee to put disturbing photos online
Tennessee's Gov. Bill Haslam signed off on the law last week. It updates a law already on the books that bans people from making phone calls and sending emails to someone that they should know would cause the receiver "emotional distress." The update adds photos to that list. So, now, if you live in Tennessee and you put a photo online that would "frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress" you could face a $2500 fine or spend close to a year in jail. Some legal scholars say this law is unconstitutional.
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO HANDLE THIS. I'M SURE THERE ARE PROTESTS ALREADY ORGANIZED, AND IF NOT, ORGANIZE ONE.PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR THE EVENT, EVERYONE SHOULD POST THE SAME OFFENSIVE PHOTO, OR PREFERABLY FUNNY AND ATTACKING THE NEW LAW. THEN HAVE THE MARCH OR RALLY, OR WHATEVER, AND AT THE END, EVERYBODY WALK DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE AND TURN YOURSELF IN FOR BREAKING THE LAW. THEY CAN'T HANDLE THAT MANY PEOPLE, IS A GREAT MEDIA EVENT, AND MAKES THE LAW LOOK RIDICULOUS. ..
The following comments represent my Constitutional opinion. This is absolute unmitigated horseshit. Who's to say what is distressing. This is just a ludicrous as the state passing and the governor signing into legislation a criminal act to give and use your login credentials to a digital media service (even if you have multiple logins authorized. i.e. Netflix with 5 units and it's a family member.) In my opinion, it's easy to see who Nashville has it its pocket.
