No. That's not nearly as bad.
Well if you disagree with me then you're a Nazi who hates kittens, so go away you kitten-hating Nazi!
(liberal illogic)
What is wrong with you?
and there not just for sex you can treat constipation in tortoises with them
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.....Being outraged is not a criminal offense and is constitutionally protected...trying to prosecute because one is outraged, is not constitutional.
All of my own Jesus statues are equipped with a secret mechanical device that is only tripped when the statue senses certain motions.
Many of our laws, such as anti-nudity, flag desecration laws and broadcast indecency laws, are unofficially based on a right to not be offended.
Public nudity and broadcasting regulations are not based on offense, they're based on society's right to regulate public property in the public's interests.
Public nudity and broadcasting regulations are not based on offense, they're based on society's right to regulate public property in the public's interests.
WTF??? Desecration??? When did that become a law here in the US? A Christian version of Sharia??? Seriously?
The public's interest in not being offended by seeing naked people or hearing naughty words. There is no material harm from naked people or bad words.
The public's interest in not being offended by seeing naked people or hearing naughty words. There is no material harm from naked people or bad words.
Warning: Extremely offensive image in link
Boy Charged For Desecration Of Jesus Statue | The Smoking Gun
I find it disgusting that this is a misdemeanor. It ought to be punished by imprisonment.
now if he had thrown feces on the statue that would be a crime
He had already pissed on a navity scene and was charged with a dismeanor last year.
Not making excuses, buuuut.....it might also be worth noting that he lives in a small town and went to Catholic school....and he's 14. Add them altogether and throw a kneeling statue of Jesus in the mix and you've got a recipe for.....a Facebook pic and fifteen minutes of fame.
the public has an interest in law and order.
If you commit acts so against what the public considers acceptable, they will likely respond in a way that requires government intervention.
Say I see you doing that to the statue, and I punch you out for it. Now we appear before a jury of our peers that decide they approve of my actions.
now what? I just assaulted you, but our peers are fine with it. so do we make assault legal, or the act you did illegal?
Neither. Being offended is not a defense for violence. In your hypothetical scenario the jury made a bad decision, which happens sometimes, but that doesn't mean that the laws need to be changed. Most states do not have desecration laws and I doubt that Pennsylvania's desecration law will stand up to a challenge in court.
It was a college student in 2010 who "was arrested on a similar desecration charge. The intoxicated 22-year-old was busted after a cop spotted him urinating on a Nativity scene constructed in a city square".
Not the 14 year old kid.