What the hell?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/....ap/index.html
I tell ya, our government is on CRACK. This isn't going to stop incidents they find "indecent." You would think in a day and age when our soldiers are dieing every day in foreign lands, this wouldn't be such a big issue. No matter how much you fine them, radio hosts and television is going to have slip ups. It really disturbs me to think what they find to be "decent" enough for our eyes and ears. I'm sick of this main stream media censorship.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/....ap/index.html
I tell ya, our government is on CRACK. This isn't going to stop incidents they find "indecent." You would think in a day and age when our soldiers are dieing every day in foreign lands, this wouldn't be such a big issue. No matter how much you fine them, radio hosts and television is going to have slip ups. It really disturbs me to think what they find to be "decent" enough for our eyes and ears. I'm sick of this main stream media censorship.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chafing over racy broadcasts like Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday authorizing unprecedented fines for indecency.
Rejecting criticism the penalties will stifle free speech and homogenize radio and TV broadcasts, bill supporters said stiff fines were needed to give deep-pocketed broadcasters more incentive to clean up their programs and to help assure parents that their children won't be exposed to inappropriate material.
The measure, which passed 389-38, boosts the maximum fine from $32,500 to $500,000 for a company and from $11,000 to $500,000 for an individual entertainer.
The bill enjoyed broad bipartisan support from lawmakers upset about incidents like Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
"This is a penalty that makes broadcasters sit up and take notice," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee that sent the bill to the full House. "This legislation makes great strides in making it safe for families to come back into their living room."
Rejecting criticism the penalties will stifle free speech and homogenize radio and TV broadcasts, bill supporters said stiff fines were needed to give deep-pocketed broadcasters more incentive to clean up their programs and to help assure parents that their children won't be exposed to inappropriate material.
The measure, which passed 389-38, boosts the maximum fine from $32,500 to $500,000 for a company and from $11,000 to $500,000 for an individual entertainer.
The bill enjoyed broad bipartisan support from lawmakers upset about incidents like Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
"This is a penalty that makes broadcasters sit up and take notice," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee that sent the bill to the full House. "This legislation makes great strides in making it safe for families to come back into their living room."
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