Society has gone bonkers. lol

I'm responding deep into the second page about a show and person I have never watched or could care less about and the whole thing is everywhere in the news.

Aren't dead cops in PA more newsworthy? Not in today's world I guess.

EDIT: Turns out I'm actually starting page 3.

It’s on FB but it’s buried in the fray of the Kirk debate that’s still being sorted out.

Last time I watched TV was several years ago stuck in a motel on a highway job. Have watched a half dozen kirk youtube videos. He impressed me with his politeness toward those he disagreed with. Was a real shame a deranged fool decided to murder him. I have no clue what Kimmel said or did to get fired. My GUESS is the station was losing money on his show or at least not profiting as much as they thought they could. If had cheered that murderer I think it would be all over the media. What I have seen was not cheering.

Police officers being injured or killed only matter to Trump, when he knows how the person injuring them voted.
Thats basically what Kimmel was questioning with the Kirk shooter. How conservatives were scrambling to disclaim him. When no one knew motive yet.
So the FCC head wants to threaten ABC with their license. Claim some morality clause about Kimmels remarks.
Not good if you think thats ok.

Once Trump gets all these nasty bad comedians and media people cleaned up. Silenced.
He probably have Kenndy round up all us old crippled people like me.. Ones sucking from tit of society on Social Sercuity and Medicare with ragging case of TDS. Send us to the showers down Aligator Alcatraz never to be seen again.
Just wait wont be long all restaurants will be Taco Bell. Only thing allowed on TV be reruns of Mayberry RFD.
Someone says something bad be fined or locked up under morality clause, or worse made into Solent Green..

Were Doomed

Mac

Theres been some shameful behaviors on CBS and ABC the main issue I have was the statements that were made after the facts came out or pandered to the woke that had nothing to do with the tragedy.

Keep in mind that is a show that each episode ended with young woman jumping on trampolines. They had many a ignorant (politically speaking) skit. One they were on the streets of a big city. They were getting women to sign a petition to end "Women's Suffrage". Many of the women signing the petition had no idea what it meant. I did chuckle. Not as hard as I did hearing he got suspended! Self centered (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) playing both sides of table his whole career!

I enjoy your positivity.

The statements were inaccurate with the information from interviews of family and "friends". Nor evidence found at scene. I think that we call that lies!

They cancel TV shows all the time. Pretty sure his show was on the way out anyway. Not a big deal unless you are a leftist.

Here's a question for you folks, how do you differentiate mental illness from freedom of speech? In my opinion, if a person praises the death of someone who is politically assassinated in the USA, they have something mentally wrong with them. Conversely, expressing your opinion that you disagree with someone who has been politically assassinated falls under freedom of speech. Does the former necessitate investigation/censorship by the government?

Ol dad

Laughing about dead people, mocking dead people, celebrating the death of people you don't like, etc is protected speech under the first amendment.

But anyone with decency wouldn't do it.

I agree. But that doesn't change the fact that it's constitutionally protected, and therefore cannot be punished by the government.

I think you missed the point of my question.

Ol dad

I'll try to answer directly as possible.




No. Mentally ill speech, including mentally ill speech praising the death of someone who is politically assassinated in the USA, is protected under the first amendment.

Try this....."I'm glad that Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, the democrats from Minnesota, were shot in June. They were terrible people that supported abortion and gun control". (I don't actually think that, This is just for conversation. Lets pretend I actually said this.)

Should the government investigate and censor me?

I think his ratings were getting to the point that they were looking for a good reason to oust him.

The mob mentality comes into play here they don’t really all think that way but they follow the crowd that they belong to making separation of the crazy one difficult to determine. One attempting to out do the previous idiot amplify the statements again blurring the line one more time.

Freedom of speech protects you from prosecution and imprisonment it’s not the get out of jail card for being stupid but some claim it is. If I violated my code of conduct as a LEO I could have been fired if the boss decided I was no longer good for the job I’d be gone and there nothing I could do about that. If a new Sheriff was elected he could pick and choose who remains employed or fire the bunch.

Freedom of speech is NOT freedom of consequences don’t get them confused. If I was fall down drunk on my own time in public “a party” on private property I could be fired even if I never broke the law.