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Liars Fined 25,000

aerialaerial Posts: 2,319
edited October 2012 in A Moving Train
I saw this on another site.....What a great idea! How about we passed a federal law where any media outlet published or broadcast anything resembling a lie, be it a gross exaggeration, a half-truth by deliberate omission, etc, they would be fined somewhere around $25,000 per instance…. :idea:
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,090
    aerial wrote:
    I saw this on another site.....What a great idea! How about we passed a federal law where any media outlet published or broadcast anything resembling a lie, be it a gross exaggeration, a half-truth by deliberate omission, etc, they would be fined somewhere around $25,000 per instance…. :idea:

    Almost all media would go broke in 8 hours or less.
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  • aerialaerial Posts: 2,319
    brianlux wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    I saw this on another site.....What a great idea! How about we passed a federal law where any media outlet published or broadcast anything resembling a lie, be it a gross exaggeration, a half-truth by deliberate omission, etc, they would be fined somewhere around $25,000 per instance…. :idea:

    Almost all media would go broke in 8 hours or less.

    Yes they would unless they decided they wanted to stay in business...
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    The media would never be able to broadcast any politicians talking ever again in fear of a fine.

    :ugeek:
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    was this suggested by a defence lawyer?
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    It hinders freedom of speech

    We need to see through the bullshit
  • Prince Of DorknessPrince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    Isn't it sad when lying to people to fool them into voting for you is considered "free speech?"
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    It's a good thing people don't get fined for bad spelling. :? :lol:
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    justam wrote:
    It's a good thing people don't get fined for bad spelling. :? :lol:
    :D:lol: At first I thought this was about someone named "Liers" lol

    The sad thing is that anyone can say anything about anyone...and then they're in the position of having to defend against it
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    comebackgirl wrote:
    justam wrote:
    It's a good thing people don't get fined for bad spelling. :? :lol:
    :D:lol: At first I thought this was about someone named "Liers" lol

    :D
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  • aerialaerial Posts: 2,319
    justam wrote:
    It's a good thing people don't get fined for bad spelling. :? :lol:


    true that....lol
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    How bout' fining the politicians...of course anyone who got suckered into donating to political parties would be expected to contribute more to help pay the fines...and this applies to all sides, anyone who thinks it doesn't is seeing his/her candidate through rosé color glasses.
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    comebackgirl wrote:
    justam wrote:
    It's a good thing people don't get fined for bad spelling. :? :lol:
    :D:lol: At first I thought this was about someone named "Liers" lol

    The sad thing is that anyone can say anything about anyone...and then they're in the position of having to defend against it

    I just read about Tom Cruise suing some paper that posted a crying picture of his daughter with the headline that was something like "Tom Cruise abandons daughter". The biggest bullshit about this, is that if he takes it all the way to court, it will be HIS life and credibility as a father on trial as HE has to prove he wasn't abandoning her and all this bullshit. So it's harder for the victim of lies to hold the liars accountable. what a fucked up situation that is.
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    comebackgirl wrote:
    justam wrote:
    It's a good thing people don't get fined for bad spelling. :? :lol:
    :D:lol: At first I thought this was about someone named "Liers" lol

    The sad thing is that anyone can say anything about anyone...and then they're in the position of having to defend against it

    I just read about Tom Cruise suing some paper that posted a crying picture of his daughter with the headline that was something like "Tom Cruise abandons daughter". The biggest bullshit about this, is that if he takes it all the way to court, it will be HIS life and credibility as a father on trial as HE has to prove he wasn't abandoning her and all this bullshit. So it's harder for the victim of lies to hold the liars accountable. what a fucked up situation that is.
    Agreed. And this happens in so many situations - from politicians to celebrities, to many of the bullying situations that we've read about.
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Question: How would the beloved MSNBC and FOX News Channels survive in this deal?
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