When I read what follows, which is not related to crime in any manner, shape, or form, I could not stop wondering why in such huge deficit, hard economic times, our government wants to spend money to appeal something this relatively trivial. Bringing an appeal is costly and time consuming.
United States Appeals Wardrobe Ruling
Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Published: November 21, 2008
It’s the malfunction that won’t die: four months after a federal court found that CBS was not liable for a 2004 incident in which Janet Jackson’s breast was partly uncovered during a televised Super Bowl halftime performance, the United States government has appealed that decision to the Supreme Court, Agence France-Presse reported.
In the appeal government lawyers asked the court to reinstate a fine of $550,000 levied against CBS by the Federal Communications Commission for what the government called “the most widely viewed broadcast public nudity in television history.”
In a statement CBS said it hoped the Supreme Court would “recognize there are rare instances, particularly during live programming, when it may not be possible to block unfortunate fleeting material, despite best efforts.”
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Perhaps the reason that they are appealing is because many people believe that the American family has lost a lot of their morals. To have a "family" based television show be relatively irresponsible for their performers could be the reason. They make millions of dollars from a case like this, it is not of any regard whether American's tax payers money is going in to something as ridiculous as nudity that lasted all of 15 seconds. I say get over it and quit getting in the way of courts making decisions on important cases.
-Sarah Bejarano
CRIJ 3331
I agree. This is trivial. Don't get me wrong---I have morals and believe in decency; I am concerned about what my children, and all children, see and hear in the media.This incident was a fleeting moment in time which I personally do not even think about until I am reminded.
The cost of this appeal would be money better spent on helping honest and hard-working people who are facing with foreclosure. As a single parent I am really feeling the crunch of this economy.
Just my two cents. : )
Sharon Irwin
CRIJ 3331
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