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The Onion files Supreme Court amicus brief defending the right to parody
Washington Post via MSN ^
| Oct 4, 2022
| Rachel Pannett
Posted on 10/04/2022 3:48:51 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
The Onion — a satirical publication known for poking fun at everything from popular culture to global politics — is taking a stab at a serious issue. On Monday, it filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of an Ohio man who faced criminal charges over a Facebook page parodying his local police department.
Anthony Novak, an amateur comic from Parma, a Cleveland suburb, was arrested and briefly jailed after creating a fake social media page in 2016 styled after the Parma Police Department’s Facebook page. His lawyers argue it was an obvious parody, and he was acquitted at trial.
Novak subsequently filed a civil suit alleging his constitutional rights were violated, though that was dismissed after a federal appeals court granted the police officers qualified immunity — a legal doctrine that protects government officials from being sued for allegedly violating civil rights. “There’s no recognized right to be free from a retaliatory arrest that is supported by probable cause,” the appellate judges ruled.
Now, Novak is petitioning the Supreme Court to take up his case.......
“If the police can use their authority to arrest their critics without consequence, everyone’s rights are at risk,” the institute said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: civilrights; freespeech; internet; onion; parady; parody; police; qualifiedimmunity; satire; scotus; socialmedia
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Hope SCOTUS takes this case. This can be a foot in the door to stop the GVT from using excessive force during a political arrest.
To: where's_the_Outrage?
How is that much persecuted guy that did the barry you know obozo mime at the rodeo???? Boy, sheese, know body did’t like his flavor in the soup or so you’d thimk.
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:00:28 AM PDT
by
Recompennation
(Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count so mee s)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
One would hope that a win would serve as a deterrent to government. But I still feel that THIS government we have now would blatantly violate it whenever it wanted to badly enough - especially when it is for leftist political motives. They’ve already done it in several instances.
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:06:24 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
(I)
To: Recompennation
How is that much persecuted guy that did the barry you know obozo mime at the rodeo???? Boy, sheese, know body did’t like his flavor in the soup or so you’d thimk. ????
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:07:08 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Recompennation
>>How is that much persecuted guy that did the barry you know obozo mime at the rodeo???? Boy, sheese, know body did’t like his flavor in the soup or so you’d thimk.
I am clearly not drunk enough to decipher that statement.
To: Gaffer
I would hope that the
Babylon Bee would also file an amicus brief in this case.
After all, they are the kings of parody of government officials and the Hollywierd.
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:17:23 AM PDT
by
texas booster
(Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
To: Sirius Lee; Recompennation
English is Recom’s third or fourth language.
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:31:43 AM PDT
by
Chainmail
(Harrassment, to be effective, must be continuous.)
To: Recompennation
👆👆👆
needs some punctuation, ( notice the comma and parenthesis ) to make any sense at all....🤪
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:38:34 AM PDT
by
nevermorelenore
( If My people will pray ....)
To: qwerty1234
First off, think in spelled with an upsidedown N.
To: Gaffer
And, even if the violation was proven, who would administer punishment to the government?
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posted on
10/04/2022 4:44:10 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
To: Recompennation
How is that much persecuted guy that did the barry you know obozo mime at the rodeo???? Boy, sheese, know body did’t like his flavor in the soup or so you’d thimk.Did you slip a little bourbon into your coffee this morning?
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posted on
10/04/2022 5:01:39 AM PDT
by
BlackbirdSST
(Trump WON!!! The Gestapo closes ranks.)
To: bert
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posted on
10/04/2022 5:07:32 AM PDT
by
Aevery_Freeman
(Beware the coming TRUMPster Fire!)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
You gotta fight
For your right
To paaaaarody!
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posted on
10/04/2022 5:12:27 AM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
To: bert
"And, even if the violation was proven, who would administer punishment to the government?" A salient point indeed. That seems to be at the root of many of the serious issues we face.
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posted on
10/04/2022 5:26:53 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: qwerty1234
To: qwerty1234
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posted on
10/04/2022 5:52:16 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: where's_the_Outrage?
Anthony Novak, an amateur comic from Parma, a Cleveland suburb, was arrested and briefly jailed after creating a fake social media page in 2016 styled after the Parma Police Department’s Facebook page. His lawyers argue it was an obvious parody, and he was acquitted at trial. Moon over Parma, where those pink flamingos stand I need her kisses and the soft touch of her hand We're goin' bowlin' So don't lose her in Solon Moon over Parma, tonight | |
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posted on
10/04/2022 5:58:52 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
To: BlackbirdSST
We should be glad that Recompennation has gifted us with his authentic frontier gibberish…
dvwjr
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posted on
10/04/2022 6:22:33 AM PDT
by
dvwjr
( - )
To: where's_the_Outrage?
“There’s no recognized right to be free from a retaliatory arrest that is supported by probable cause,” the appellate judges ruled.
Essentially, the police can charge anyone with a crime for exercising First Amendment rights by claiming some criminal intent, BUT after that case is dismissed, the person who had his/her rights violated can't simply allege the police acted with nefarious intent when claiming "probable cause". In practice "probable cause" has become "possible cause", and the two are not the same. The actual standard is usually only "plausible deniability" to arrest someone the police simply don't like, for whatever reason.
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posted on
10/04/2022 6:31:59 AM PDT
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: texas booster
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10/04/2022 7:03:15 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
(I)
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