"PurplePenny"  wrote in message
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> Dennis (Icarus) wrote:
> > "Carl"  wrote in message
> > news:UuqdnSCHnMKUF3LYnZ2dnUVZ_hmtnZ2d{at}comcast.com...
> >> Does this disturb anyone else...?
> >>
> >> "The French Constitutional Council has approved a law
that criminalizes
> > the
> >> filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than
> >> professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of
> >> eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence, or operators of Web
sites
> >> publishing the images, one French civil liberties group warned on
> > Tuesday."
> >> Whole story:
> >>
> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070306/tc_infoworld/86572
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Maybe they wouldnt have a problem with "happy slapping"
if they passed a
law
> > criminalizing THAT.
> > You know, prohibit assault & battery like we have in the States?
>
> They *can* take action against the happy slapping itself.  The problem
> is that other people then spread the phone camera images of the happy
> slapping thus creating an audience for such incidents.  That in turn
> leads to a reason for more happy slapping - five minutes of fame on
> YouTube.  The proposed law would make it possible to take action against
> the people who film and broadcast those acts.


We've had laws here against child pornography for years. I bring this up
because because its a fairly narrow category.
They're filming a felony in progress. Manufacture, distribution, even
possession, can get one a long, long time in jail.

This law proposed in France seems just a tad too broad, ignoring legitmate
purposes.

> The implementation may be wrong but the idea is good.  I'd welcome
> something that stopped kids being disfigured for life and animals
> tortured and killed all in the name of fame for some sicko.

Would these folks be so willing to post when the cops arrest 'em for animal
cruelty?

Dennis
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