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Ohio man jailed for texting Shrek’s penis to a state senator. Your questions about Shrexting, answered. (www.fire.org)

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[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Did you read the linked article?

If so, could you be so kind as to speak to why you disagree with its unusually thorough and detailed legal analysis of the matter at hand?

The Shrek image may have been crude or vulgar. But in context, there is no serious argument Byrnes sent it to arouse anyone’s sexual interest, let alone that it satisfies the Miller test. Byrnes sent it to another adult, reportedly accompanied by political commentary describing Cirino as “Young Mussolini.” That’s protected political mockery, not obscenity.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 0 points 55 minutes ago (1 children)

Ha! People who can't tell morals from ethics will argue with lawyers and claim the lawyers are fake, all day. No one knows more than a YouTube grad!

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

Wym?

Morally, I’m neutral about the act of sending the photo. It’s crass but was sent to a GOP politician, so big shrug.

Ethically, I think it violates the general principle of “don’t be a dick”, but see it as a nothingburger in the grand scheme of things.

Semantically, I don’t think it’s sexual in any way, shape, or form, nor credibly assault. I don’t think the photo as shown in the article is remotely distressing to anyone imaginable except a deeply-repressed GOP closet case.