Mass. Dem’s Bill Would Make It Illegal To Call Someone ‘*****’
Quote:A Massachusetts Democrat is pushing a bill that would make it a crime to maliciously call someone a "*****" within the commonwealth.
Foul-mouthed individuals who are found guilty under a bill introduced by Democratic representative Daniel J. Hunt would face a $150 maximum fine for the first offense, while repeat offenders would face up to six months' imprisonment, a $200 fine, or both. If enacted, "*****" would be the only word in the English language to receive such special consideration in Massachusetts.
Hunt introduced "An Act regarding the use of offensive words" in May. The proposed law would specify that the use of the word "*****" satisfied the "offensive and disorderly acts or language" requirement in existing disorderly conduct law.
"A person who uses the word ‘*****' directed at another person to accost, annoy, degrade or demean the other person shall be considered to be a disorderly person," the bill says. "A violation of this subsection may be reported by the person to whom the offensive language was directed at or by any witness to such incident."
Hunt told the Boston Herald that he filed the bill after being asked to do so by a constituent. "Any time a constituent approaches me with something that is of concern to them, I follow through with it," he said. "In this instance, someone asked me to file a bill that they deemed was important and I thought it was a good exercise to let that bill go through the process."
While critics charge that the bill likely violates the First Amendment, Hunt told the Herald that even if it does, his bill could "illuminate the exhaustive legislative process for people that might not normally be engaged."
The Massachusetts Republican Party mocked their counterparts for the bill. "Beacon Hill Democrats like [Dan Hunt] are fearlessly taking on the biggest problems facing the commonwealth," the state GOP said on Twitter, asking followers to attend the Judiciary Committee hearing if they "believe free speech matters."
RE: Mass. Dem’s Bill Would Make It Illegal To Call Someone ‘*****’
Quote:Hunt told the Boston Herald that he filed the bill after being asked to do so by a constituent. "Any time a constituent approaches me with something that is of concern to them, I follow through with it," he said. "In this instance, someone asked me to file a bill that they deemed was important and I thought it was a good exercise to let that bill go through the process."
Whomever asked Hunt to introduce that bill was probably being a *****....
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2019 02:32 PM by BobcatEngineer.)
RE: Mass. Dem’s Bill Would Make It Illegal To Call Someone ‘*****’
(10-22-2019 02:30 PM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:
Quote:Hunt told the Boston Herald that he filed the bill after being asked to do so by a constituent. "Any time a constituent approaches me with something that is of concern to them, I follow through with it," he said. "In this instance, someone asked me to file a bill that they deemed was important and I thought it was a good exercise to let that bill go through the process."
Whomever asked Hunt to introduce that bill was probably being a *****....
I mean, it's dumb as all hell but I at least respect him for doing something his constituent requested. A politician doing his job(representing his constituent) is practically unheard of
RE: Mass. Dem’s Bill Would Make It Illegal To Call Someone ‘*****’
Wellllllllllllllllllll
Daniel J. Hunt's a *****, he's a big fat *****
He's the biggest ***** in the whole wide world
He's a stupid *****, if there ever was a *****
He's a ***** to all the boys and girls
On Monday he's a *****
On Tuesday he's a *****
On Wednesday to Saturday, he's a *****
Then on Sunday, just to be different
He's a super King Kamehameha biyotch!
Come on! You all know the words!
Have you ever met Daniel J. Hunt?
He's the biggest ***** in the whole wide world
He's a mean ol' *****, and he has stupid hair
He's a ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
He's a stupid *****! (Whoa!)
Daniel J. Hunt's a *****
And he's such a dirty *****! (*****!)
Talk to kids around the world
And it might go a little bit something like this:
Kǎi ěr de māmā shìgè biǎo zi yīgè biǎo zi
Ella est la plus grande chienne dans le monde entier
Ze is een stom kutwijf, als er iemand een kutwijf was
Yeye ni ***** yote ya wavulana na wasichana
Have you ever met my Daniel J. Hunt?
He's the biggest ***** in the whole wide world
He's a mean ol' *****, and he has stupid hair
He's a ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
He's a stupid *****!
Daniel J. Hunt's a *****
And he's such a dirty *****!
I really mean it
DANIEL J. HUNT... HE'S A BIG FAT ******* BITCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Big ol' fat ******* *****, Daniel J. Hunt
Yeah, chaaaa