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Middle finger protected by the constitution - US court

Excon said:
And once again you are wrong as usual.
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How is flipping the bird not a free speech issue?


Do explain, if you can.
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
From News 24

Middle finger protected by the constitution - US court
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When it comes to the middle finger, police might need a thicker skin.

A federal appeals court says a Michigan woman's constitutional rights were violated when she was handed a speeding ticket after giving the finger to a suburban Detroit officer in 2017. The decision means a lawsuit by Debra Cruise-Gulyas can proceed.

In a 3-0 decision on Wednesday, the court said Taylor Officer Matthew Minard "should have known better", even if the driver was rude.

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A victory for the voice of the voiceless?
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How fast was she going?
 
calamity said:
exactly
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Yes. It was seen by all currently participating that you were going on about nothing because you have no clue about that which you spoke.
 
actually it shows poor police training and everything else and why our country has become
a crap hole for this type of stuff.

this shouldn't have even been needed.
 
Excon said:
As do you.
Nothing you said refutes the fact that it is offensive, nor could it.
And someone playing favoritism doesn't change that either.
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That it is offensive is not a fact. It is your opinion. And you seem to be in the minority.
 
Excon said:
You too are being silly.

Flipping people off is offensive regardless if you take offense or not.
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Says you.
How is something offensive that doesn't make me offended? Oh, because you say so. I forgot.
Didja ever think, just for a moment, that you might be wrapped just a little too tight?
 
lwf said:
That it is offensive is not a fact.
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iLOL Wrong. The very act is offensive.

In Western culture, the finger or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger or the bird[1] or flipping someone off),[1] is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "**** off", "**** you", "shove it up your ass/arse", "up yours" or "go **** yourself".
The finger | Wiki​


An obscene gesture is a movement or position of the body, especially of the hands or arms, that is considered exceedingly offensive or vulgar in some particular cultures. Such gestures are often sexually suggestive.
Obscene gesture | Wiki​




Grand Mal said:
Says you.
How is something offensive that doesn't make me offended? Oh, because you say so. I forgot.
Didja ever think, just for a moment, that you might be wrapped just a little too tight?
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Doh!
See above.
Again. Flipping people off is offensive regardless if you take offense or not.
 
Excon said:
iLOL Wrong. The very act is offensive.

In Western culture, the finger or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger or the bird[1] or flipping someone off),[1] is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "**** off", "**** you", "shove it up your ass/arse", "up yours" or "go **** yourself".
The finger | Wiki​


An obscene gesture is a movement or position of the body, especially of the hands or arms, that is considered exceedingly offensive or vulgar in some particular cultures. Such gestures are often sexually suggestive.
Obscene gesture | Wiki​
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I think you're being offensive about that poor child's birth defect. How would you like it if you were born with just one finger on your left hand and some churlish boor called you offensive because of it?
 
Grand Mal said:
I think you're being offensive about that poor child's birth defect. How would you like it if you were born with just one finger on your left hand and some churlish boor called you offensive because of it?
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Ah yes, the usual stupid deflection.
No one expected better.
 
Excon said:
iLOL Wrong. The very act is offensive.

In Western culture, the finger or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger or the bird[1] or flipping someone off),[1] is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "**** off", "**** you", "shove it up your ass/arse", "up yours" or "go **** yourself".
The finger | Wiki​


An obscene gesture is a movement or position of the body, especially of the hands or arms, that is considered exceedingly offensive or vulgar in some particular cultures. Such gestures are often sexually suggestive.
Obscene gesture | Wiki​





Doh!
See above.
Again. Flipping people off is offensive regardless if you take offense or not.
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and... so is animal cruelty. We're back to where we started. :doh
 
lwf said:
and... so is animal cruelty. We're back to where we started.
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:doh Wrong.
You can certainly be dishonest by saying you are offended by an image of a cat with a photoshopped hat on it's head, but it is not animal cruelty and you can not show it is.
 
Excon said:
:doh Wrong.
You can certainly be dishonest by saying you are offended by an image of a cat with a photoshopped hat on it's head, but it is not animal cruelty and you can not show it is.
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I am entitled to be offended by images of animals wearing clothes if I believe animals are being victimized by people who think it is cute to force animals to wear clothing. You are entitled to be offended by a meme of a child flipping the bird, even though there is no victim. I am entitled to call you silly and you are entitled to call me silly. In the meantime, you are not going to change your avatar even though it offends me, and Superfly is not going to change hers even though it offends you.

Being offended by something that victimizes no one is silly.
 
lwf said:
I am entitled to be offended by images of animals wearing clothes if I believe animals are being victimized by people who think it is cute to force animals to wear clothing. You are entitled to be offended by a meme of a child flipping the bird, even though there is no victim. I am entitled to call you silly and you are entitled to call me silly. In the meantime, you are not going to change your avatar even though it offends me, and Superfly is not going to change hers even though it offends you.

Being offended by something that victimizes no one is silly.
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You are being silly again.
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
 
Superfly said:
You are offensive, uncivil and impolite. Please change.
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lwf said:
and... so is animal cruelty. We're back to where we started. :doh
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I think a snowflake needs a safe space.

(The only thing I like about trump is he turned the whole "snowflake" "safe space""triggered" crap right back on those who started it. Comedy gold!)
 
Excon said:
You are being silly again.
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
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Offensive is not a fact, it is an opinion that people choose to form. Some people like you choose to be offended by the middle finger. Because it harms no one, I do not choose to be offended. So when I look at Superfly's avatar, I do not experience an irrational emotional reaction to it, other than mild humor. You should try choosing not to be offended by the middle finger since there is no rational reason to be offended by it other than other people told you to. You might live a happier life.
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
From News 24

Middle finger protected by the constitution - US court
​

When it comes to the middle finger, police might need a thicker skin.

A federal appeals court says a Michigan woman's constitutional rights were violated when she was handed a speeding ticket after giving the finger to a suburban Detroit officer in 2017. The decision means a lawsuit by Debra Cruise-Gulyas can proceed.

In a 3-0 decision on Wednesday, the court said Taylor Officer Matthew Minard "should have known better", even if the driver was rude.

COMMENT:-

A victory for the voice of the voiceless?
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Women on the road have always thought it was their right to give the finger to anyone they passed.

Has anyone ever not seen an angry women give the middle finger?

It's like some sort of entitlement top women drivers. Always has been.

Should have never let them drive, it's our own fault.
 
lwf said:
Offensive is not a fact, it is an opinion that people choose to form. Some people like you choose to be offended by the middle finger. Because it harms no one, I do not choose to be offended. So when I look at Superfly's avatar, I do not experience an irrational emotional reaction to it, other than mild humor. You should try choosing not to be offended by the middle finger since there is no rational reason to be offended by it other than other people told you to. You might live a happier life.
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Wrong as usual.

You are being silly again.


I provided relevant source material which you can not refute.
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
 
Excon said:
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
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More correctly

The act, itself, is offensive TO ME, regardless of whether you find it offensive or not.
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Always happy to help people appear more intelligent than their avatars.
 
Excon said:
Wrong as usual.

You are being silly again.


I provided relevant source material which you can not refute.
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
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Did you know that "obscene" and "offensive" do NOT mean the same thing?
 
Excon said:
Wrong as usual.

You are being silly again.


I provided relevant source material which you can not refute.
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
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Is it offensive for a woman to go out in public with her hair uncovered?
 
Superfly said:
I have had it for close to two years, and it's heritage is also extremely important to me.

Save removal being forced by the royal family, I shall continually wear my crest with pride.

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:lamo
 
Excon said:
You are being silly again.
The act itself is offensive regardless if you find it offensive or not.
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Offensive is protected speech.

God you are terrible at this.
 
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