Europe, Boring Until it's Not

[Speaker to Animals]

but it is a crime to be grossly offensive.

Muslims need to get it over with.

Inshallah.

[Kath]

According to the judge's summing up no precident has been set. It is not against the law to be offensive but it is a crime to be grossly offensive.
In his opinion this was grossly offensive.

"Grossly," is about as vague and subject to interpretation as you can get. I can't think of a worse criteria for making law.

George Bush once stated he didn't like broccoli and the whole broccoli farmers association took offense. There is literally nothing that can come out of your mouth that won't offend someone.

Now you are going to leave it up to ONE judge to decide if it meets the "grossly," criteria? Any number of biases could contribute to where one judge sees "grossly" and another judge sees "funny."

[Speaker to Animals]

Fact is, broccoli sucks.

[Kath]

Fact is, broccoli sucks.

I'm offended. Calling the police, now.

[Ph64]

Fact is, broccoli sucks.

Broccoli is one if my favorite veggies.
I find your comment grossly offensive, the police will be notified to arrest you and the court will subject you to years of trial before convicting you, fining you, and leaving you with a criminal record for your grossly offensive broccoli comment.

[pineapplemike]

i find the phrase grossly offensive to be grossly offensive



seeg hyle

[Fife]

Oh very good, Mike.

[Kath]

I think you can get life for that cartoon, Mike. Prolly worth it.

[pineapplemike]

[de officiis]

The problem with your rule is that its boundaries are only known retrospectively.

Ignorance is no defence in law.

Words can have consequences. 800 consequences in this case. This particular boundary has now been defined.

Your society is playing with fire, and either you are too stupid to understand it, or too stubborn to admit it. Probably the latter. But by all means, carry on.