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65. Meanwhile, bestiality is legal in Florida, unless it's with porcupines. But...
Edited on Mon May-03-10 01:44 PM by Turborama
...all nuisances that tend to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals are misdemeanors of the second degree.

Sex with animals is perfectly legal for men in Washington State, as long as the animal weighs less than 40 pounds.

3 states had laws against zoosexuality that were declared unconstitutional by state courts and subsequently removed: Arkansas, Montana and North Carolina.

Some more examples how America is a "FREE country"...

In Alabama it is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.

In Rockville, Virginia, persons may not swear while on the highway.

In Mississippi one may be fined up to $100 for using “profane language” in public places and private citizens may personally arrest any person that disturbs a church service.

In Arizona it's illegal to own 2 dildos & it's a class 2 misdemeanor if one places a mark upon a flag which is “likely to provoke physical retaliation” .

In Idaho a person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face.

In Ohio women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

All sex toys are banned in Georgia.

Oral sex is illegal in 18 states, including Kansas and Utah.

ETA In my world, the purposeful misuse of punctuation and non-use of capitalization is a premeditated crime against grammar.
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  -another example of UK style "free" speech paulsby  May-03-10 01:39 AM   #0 
  - An Unpersecuted Christian, Sir, Is An Affront To The Lord  The Magistrate   May-03-10 01:48 AM   #1 
  - in a FREE country, you counter bad speech with good speech  paulsby   May-03-10 02:07 AM   #14 
     - People Going About Their Daily Lives, Sir, Ought Not Be Required to Submit To Public Abuse  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:13 AM   #18 
        - that;'s the price of living in a free society  paulsby   May-03-10 02:21 AM   #20 
           - Nonesense, Sir: Not Insulting And Abusing Others Is The Price Of Living In Any Society  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:33 AM   #24 
              - again, you misstate  paulsby   May-03-10 02:39 AM   #27 
                 - An Idea Can Be, Sir, And In Fact Often Is, An attack On A Person Or Group Of Persons  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:45 AM   #31 
                 - So insults are a crime there? Jeebus, most of DU would be in trouble there  The Straight Story   May-03-10 04:42 AM   #38 
                 - No, it is not a fairly basic element of a free society  woo me with science   May-03-10 11:51 PM   #80 
                    - It Is Certainly An Element Of Any Society's Civil Peace, Ma'am  The Magistrate   May-04-10 01:36 AM   #89 
                       - I find your opinions here  woo me with science   May-04-10 06:26 AM   #95 
                          - They Would Not Be Considered So, Ma'am, Under the Law Being Discussed  The Magistrate   May-04-10 06:49 AM   #97 
                 - Wrong, we are talking about defaming people, a whole  sabrina 1   May-03-10 03:44 AM   #34 
                    - Agh!  woo me with science   May-04-10 12:05 AM   #82 
                    - Aren't pro-choice people supporting the violent killing of unborn children?  hack89   May-04-10 09:35 AM   #99 
  - Yes. They have different laws over there. I'm trying to work up some outrage...  Flaneur   May-03-10 01:49 AM   #2 
  - yes, it;'s called no freedom of speech where according to the law  paulsby   May-03-10 01:56 AM   #4 
     - Other countries will take your concern under advisement.  ZeitgeistObserver   May-03-10 01:59 AM   #6 
     - nor does the US take the concern of a bunch of people in DU  paulsby   May-03-10 02:01 AM   #8 
        - Well it's a chatsite,  ZeitgeistObserver   May-03-10 02:03 AM   #11 
           - i agree although there are many here that are convinced otherwise  paulsby   May-03-10 02:06 AM   #13 
     - And my British husband is horrified by the hatred from groups like Westboro  SemiCharmedQuark   May-03-10 02:00 AM   #7 
     - great  paulsby   May-03-10 02:03 AM   #10 
     - And Yet, Sir, Englishmen And Women Consider Themselves To Be Free, By And Large  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:08 AM   #15 
     - Yep. I'll have to inform my husband he's not truly free.  SemiCharmedQuark   May-03-10 02:09 AM   #16 
     - that;s how the slippery slope works  paulsby   May-03-10 02:28 AM   #23 
     - With due respect  NeedleCast   May-03-10 07:14 AM   #48 
        - And You Know This How, Sir?  The Magistrate   May-03-10 07:19 AM   #49 
     - Interesting that you, who defend the shooting of  sabrina 1   May-03-10 04:37 AM   #37 
     - I didn't spot big ol' freedom guy here all over the Arizona "papers please" threads, did you?  Zix   May-03-10 05:01 AM   #39 
        - Odd isn't it? What he is 'disgusted' by  sabrina 1   May-03-10 05:26 AM   #41 
     - Where's your outrage for Saudi Arabia?  Lyric   May-03-10 09:46 AM   #52 
  - Yeah, they don't allow hate speech against the gay community there. The horror.  SemiCharmedQuark   May-03-10 01:51 AM   #3 
  - who is we?  paulsby   May-03-10 01:59 AM   #5 
     - You expect DU to be horribly upset that a bigoted asshole can't preach his hatespeech?  SemiCharmedQuark   May-03-10 02:02 AM   #9 
     - i don't expect many people  paulsby   May-03-10 02:06 AM   #12 
        - So What, Sir, Is Your Definition Of 'Citizen'?  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:14 AM   #19 
           - a citizen does not cede the power to govt.  paulsby   May-03-10 02:23 AM   #21 
              - A Rather Crabbed And Specialized Formula, Sir....  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:38 AM   #26 
                 - not at all  paulsby   May-03-10 02:42 AM   #29 
                    - What Difference Between Sticks And Stones, Sir?  The Magistrate   May-03-10 02:53 AM   #32 
     - No, you don't respect those Canadians et al (try most of the  sabrina 1   May-03-10 05:55 AM   #44 
  - Paulsby...  Zix   May-03-10 02:11 AM   #17 
  - i am one of the few here (sadly) that still respects true freedom  paulsby   May-03-10 02:24 AM   #22 
     - Your god is responsible for your constitution?  mr blur   May-03-10 02:38 AM   #25 
     - actually, i was being poetic  paulsby   May-03-10 02:40 AM   #28 
     - Careful blur. The UK Gestapo will be in to drag you away soon.  SemiCharmedQuark   May-03-10 02:43 AM   #30 
        - i wouldn't make the godwin reference  paulsby   May-03-10 10:58 AM   #54 
     - You've chosen a pretty telling example to illustrate your point.  Zix   May-03-10 03:05 AM   #33 
     - adults having discussions aren't interested in "winning"  paulsby   May-03-10 11:00 AM   #55 
     - Yet, you have no problem with a citizen, who gets drunk and  sabrina 1   May-03-10 05:36 AM   #42 
     - So far....  woo me with science   May-03-10 11:23 PM   #78 
     - yet - the range of and quality of actual political debate is far, far greater in the UK  Douglas Carpenter   May-04-10 10:00 AM   #101 
        - And profanity is allowed on TV after 9 PM  Turborama   May-04-10 11:44 AM   #103 
  - He should be allowed to speak his opinion, however offensive and idiotic it may be.  name not needed   May-03-10 04:21 AM   #35 
  - Hope you remember your concept of "freedom"  tularetom   May-03-10 04:28 AM   #36 
  - Many progressives have a strong authoritarian streak  hack89   May-03-10 05:13 AM   #40 
     - That's because they're prejudices  Zix   May-03-10 06:20 AM   #46 
        - How silly of me  hack89   May-03-10 07:06 AM   #47 
           - Dude...  Zix   May-03-10 07:33 AM   #50 
              - What we can discuss is whether it is wise to give government  hack89   May-03-10 02:37 PM   #70 
                 - Speech is an action.  U4ikLefty   May-03-10 10:03 PM   #75 
                 - So advocating the murder of unborn children (abortion) could be a crime?  hack89   May-04-10 05:27 AM   #93 
                 - And when people say "fuck you" on DU...  woo me with science   May-04-10 06:42 AM   #96 
                 - Nice theory.  Zix   May-04-10 01:42 AM   #90 
                    - Do you agree that broad bushed stereotyping is part of the problem? nt  hack89   May-04-10 05:29 AM   #94 
  - It's their country  get the red out   May-03-10 05:51 AM   #43 
  - And yet which country has a higher percentage of its citizens locked in cages?  Fumesucker   May-03-10 06:12 AM   #45 
  - Yep.  Toucano   May-03-10 11:24 PM   #79 
  - I am absolutely shocked by many of the responses in this thread  Nye Bevan   May-03-10 09:36 AM   #51 
  - thank you and fwiw i have made multiple references to being against the AZ law  paulsby   May-03-10 11:08 AM   #57 
  - Nye...  Zix   May-03-10 11:20 AM   #58 
  - Apparently you're the only one who does  name not needed   May-03-10 12:14 PM   #60 
  - You've been here since 2004 and you're shocked?  Dr. Strange   May-03-10 12:20 PM   #61 
  - Strange.  Nye Bevan   May-03-10 02:20 PM   #67 
  - No, it's a joke, started by Orrex.  Dr. Strange   May-03-10 02:33 PM   #69 
  - We LOVE it when it's conservatives getting shouted down  Common Sense Party   May-04-10 12:34 AM   #86 
  - The First Amendment is not at play here.  Flaneur   May-03-10 12:36 PM   #62 
  - Yeah, but the attitude is extremely disturbing.  woo me with science   May-04-10 12:15 AM   #84 
     - Do you not know that we already have speech  sabrina 1   May-04-10 12:02 PM   #104 
  - +1 n/t  X_Digger   May-03-10 01:36 PM   #66 
  - I'm shocked that you're no considering the source...that maybe this  joeybee12   May-03-10 02:22 PM   #68 
  - But a Nazi march is a-okay!  MadBadger   May-04-10 09:39 AM   #100 
  - We know, we know.....Brits and Canadians are the scum of the earth.  marmar   May-03-10 09:47 AM   #53 
  - strawman noted  paulsby   May-03-10 11:02 AM   #56 
  - +100...I wish I could double unrec this thread...and the first time another country tell the US what  HipChick   May-03-10 11:31 AM   #59 
  - Odd that of all the evil laws in the world this one riles you  Bluenorthwest   May-03-10 01:03 PM   #63 
  - What the hell is wrong with people..  X_Digger   May-03-10 01:08 PM   #64 
  - Some people elevate feelings above everything.  woo me with science   May-04-10 12:22 AM   #85 
  - There was an pro-hunt rally here in the UK a few years ago.  Zix   May-04-10 01:30 AM   #88 
     - What if anti-war protestors are deemed by law enforcement to be "bizarre people"  Nye Bevan   May-04-10 11:02 AM   #102 
  - Meanwhile, bestiality is legal in Florida, unless it's with porcupines. But...  Turborama   May-03-10 01:11 PM   #65 
  - I saw earlier today  melm00se   May-03-10 02:52 PM   #71 
  - In Germany people were free to express their opinions ,  sabrina 1   May-03-10 05:49 PM   #72 
     - Is it OK to insult Goldman Sachs executives  Nye Bevan   May-03-10 07:45 PM   #73 
     - If someone threatens the lives of Goldman Sachs Executives  sabrina 1   May-03-10 09:11 PM   #74 
        - A step in the right direction.  Nye Bevan   May-03-10 11:21 PM   #77 
           - I used the word 'insulting' as that was the word used so  sabrina 1   May-04-10 12:07 AM   #83 
     - Let's break down what you said  melm00se   May-04-10 07:24 AM   #98 
        - Thank you for a thoughtful post and for taking the trouble  sabrina 1   May-04-10 12:33 PM   #105 
  - This is a damned scary thread,  woo me with science   May-03-10 11:18 PM   #76 
  - You are one of the ones  Codeine   May-04-10 12:01 AM   #81 
  - You want Phelps?  Zix   May-04-10 01:25 AM   #87 
     - He's free to spout his shit,  Codeine   May-04-10 04:11 AM   #91 
  - lol  Mekki   May-04-10 04:16 AM   #92 
 

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