Speaking of stupid arrests

Woman videotapes and photographs pictures at a surprise birthday party. Is arrested and charged with a felony because four minutes of a movie are playing in the background.

Posted in uncategorized on December 7th, 2009 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |

Weer'd Beard Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 10:37 am
A shitty movie at that!

WOW!
Tomcatshanger Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Ya know, make enough things felonies, and people might start to get the view point of “after the first one, the rest are free”.
Ian Argent Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I’m beginning to wish that the Founder Fathers had included a clause in the Constitution (or, more likely, the bill of rights) to the effect of “no person shall be convicted of a crime without the prosecution having demonstrated mens rea beyond a reasonable doubt”.

Basically, require that the prosecution show beyond a reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit a crime. No strict liability at all.

At least for any crime that carries anything other than a nominal fine only
ATLien Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
so some of you STILL aren’t in the condition for some sedition?
Justthisguy Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
I do believe that the Disney (Eisner, actually) Extension to the copyright law is blatantly unconstitutional. When I think of the RIAA and the MPAA, I can’t help myself from thinking immediately afterward, “Git A Rope!”

(Oh, and don’t get me started about DMCA!)

Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.

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