Obscenity

The case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association began on October 7, 2005, when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law that placed restrictions on the sale and rental of certain video games. This bill, known as Assembly Bill 1179, restricted individuals under the age of 18 from purchasing or renting video games that contained violence in the forms of “killing, maiming, dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being”. This law also required that all…

Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies is a landmark of cinéma vérité. It documents the day to day routines within Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Bridgewater, a mental hospital for the criminally insane. What is most striking about Wiseman’s film however is how quiet this movie is. True to vérité style, the film never showcases anything as above ordinary, makes no judgment calls for the spectator. It challenges our sense of the everyday by forcing us to observe, and to wonder, what…

then handing out flowers. Hamlet's insanity can be compared as a more aggressive and obscene route as Ophelia's was a mournful and musical insanity. Both of their insanity feeds off of reactions hamlet feeds off the disgust and arguments off of his obscenity, Ophelia looks for console and peace which she does with the flowers and songs. Another difference between their bouts of insanity is how their insanity ends. They both end in death but the way they die is reflective upon the beginning of…

Two liberties that have evolved or been interpreted over time are freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment. The amendment was put into place to allow individuals to distribute information to one another. Our founding fathers had federalist and antifederalist papers that were published to keep citizens informed. However, this amendment does not give the right to citizens to say or publish what they wish. The amendment was tested in the…

parents in order for them to know what is happening inside the classroom and how to benefit their student. When considering co-workers, the strength one has is keep vulgarities out of a conversation in order to communicate with colleagues. By keeping obscenities out of normal conversations outside of school, it makes it easier to keep them out of work exchanges such as one is capable of doing. Finally, an asset in regards to administrators is quickly following the directions of these people…

The Mapp vs Ohio case first established in a small town located in Cleveland, Ohio on May 23, 1957. In that small town, three police officers arrived at a woman named Dollree Mapp’s home where she was suspected of harboring a potential bomber. The officers commanded Mapp to open up, but Mapp refused them unless a search warrant was presented. Agitated, the officers forced their way into Dollree Mapp’s home and found no suspect. Despite no suspect was found, officers came upon some allegedly lewd…

What is the difference between being true and being truthful? Can stories that are depicted inaccurately end up feeling truer than the truth itself? In the short story anthology, The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien explores the reality and uncertainties of the Vietnam War through fictional stories based on his own experiences. Often described as “metafiction,” O’Brien makes statements throughout his work about the construction of war stories and the role that truth plays within them. In the…

full protection, there are certain limits placed upon it. Freedom of speech has limitations when it comes to obscenity, inciting immediate unlawful action, and using fighting words. Where many seek freedom, they are met with limitations. The Miller v. California case is an example of a limitation on the First Amendment. In this particular case, the First Amendment does not protect obscenity. In January of 1972, Marvin…

for all films shown in theaters. However, movie censorship prevents the minds of children from becoming corrupt. Also, vulgarity and obscenity is restrained which might offend numerous people. In addition, movie censorship protects the morals of society. Therefore, The MPAA rating system prevents children’s minds from becoming corrupt, restrains vulgarity and obscenity that would offend many, and protects the morals of society.…

No cop, anywhere, signed up to be murdered,” said James P. O’Neill (commissioner of the New York Police Department). Two police officers in a city near Columbus, Ohio, were shot and killed Saturday while responding to a 911 hangup call involving potential domestic abuse. The officers, Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, had responded at 12:10 p.m., eight minutes after the call, about a potential domestic situation. They were immediately met with gunfire, as they went into the apartment.…