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saulrh
I seriously wonder how they planned to enforce this, how long it will take the supreme court to throw it out, and whether this is really just a stalking horse for the EFF.
foenix
I wonder how many hospitals Tennessee could have built with the oncoming legal fees.
mchusma
Does anyone else want to send the most offensive things they can find to the TN legislature and governor? I have a lot of ideas...
shareme
an image of the phrase God does not exist..
jpitz
As someone who strongly values my First Amendment rights, an image of this statue would certainly cause me emotional distress.
ropers
*statute
jpitz
Utterly unintentional and somewhat hilarious misspelling on my part, especially since I used to work for a startup that made a statute search engine.
gburt
Did they seriously just try to ban trolling? Is this a jab at 4chan?
nvictor
the intention was prolly a good one.

i hate people tagging me in pictures on facebook. i'm pretty sure facebook keeps the tags in its database even if you untag them.

bane
Yes, this will stand up in court (extreme sarcasm).
orbitingpluto
Don't be so insensitive. Your rights end where my feelings begin.
sorbus
I expect that an argument could be made that this applies to videos as well - they're just moving images, after all. So Tennessee has (accidentally?) banned the distribution of horror movies via the internet.
[dead] DisposaBoy
People have phobias for just about anything so I'm guessing, it's not just horror movies but in my case nearly any kids' movie that contains a certain kind of amphibian. It's even worst for others who are afraid of birds... damn things are everywhere!
turbojerry
It will be interesting to see what happens if someone posts a picture of a clown and someone with Coulrophobia sees it and makes a complaint.