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Originally posted by bilmore
Seems quite the amorphous line, the location of which broadcasters are supposed to . . . what? . . . guess at? While risking a half-a-mil fine?
I suppose criminal law would be easier if we just had one law - thou shalt not do anything unacceptable - and then let people try to guess if they're acting acceptably or not.
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Are these criminal fines are civil fines?
How is this line any more amorphous than a line as to what constitutes sexual harassment or negligence for legal malpractice? These sorts of not all that well defined lines exist throughout our laws.
I agree if this is a criminal statute in which someone's liberty is at stake, ambiguity is a much bigger deal. But for a civil fine, this doesn't seem like a line that is any more or less ambiguous than many other lines in our civil laws.
Just what is a reasonable person for tort liability? Whatever a jury thinks a reasonable person is. Same is true with the FCC and community standards.
