What. The. Fuck.

[kierthos]

Supreme Court strikes down law that banned animal cruelty videos because it was a violation of free speech.

What.

I'm sorry, if you're filming videos of dog-fighting, or crush videos, yeah, that shit should be against the law, and it shouldn't fall under free speech. Fuck that.

You want to know what's even more surprising? The sole dissenter was Alito.

Comments

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

I'm going to use the 9/11 thing that flemco referenced above. After the planes struck the World Trade Center, there were people who were videotaped jumping to their deaths from the building. That footage went into heavy rotation on the news. That should not be censored as it is considered documentary footage.

If the person recording is an actual accessory to assault & battery and/or murder, then while it might get played on the news (because, you know, 24 hour news cycle and all), the person who did the recording should not be allowed to profit in any way off of the recording.

[delwin.livejournal.com]

You already cannot profit from a crime you commit so again other laws cover this. I'm failing to see where what you fear has been allowed by this ruling.

[flemco.livejournal.com]

That should not be censored as it is considered documentary footage.

What if I play it over and over and jack off to it?