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Thread #112901 Message #2394122
Posted By: Rapparee
21-Jul-08 - 09:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Court tosses 'wardrobe' fine
Subject: BS: Court tosses 'wardrobe' fine
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction." The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity.
That's okay with me -- but when are they going to arrest Timberlake for assault and battery? And why are we more concerned with nudity than the violence that caused it?