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Comic Discussion => QUESTIONABLE CONTENT => Topic started by: Kugai on 07 Sep 2012, 20:54

Title: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: Kugai on 07 Sep 2012, 20:54
http://www.3news.co.nz/Swearing-cockatoo-violates-noise-law/tabid/417/articleID/268563/Default.aspx

 :-D
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 07 Sep 2012, 23:03
Wow. Yelling Bird must be envious of someone who created a court case.
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: LTK on 08 Sep 2012, 03:07
I thought you meant an actual kiwi.
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: techkid on 08 Sep 2012, 03:52
Tomorrow's article: Fictional Bird Sues Real Bird For Repeated Copyright Violations. "THAT C**K-S**T STOLE MY F**KING BIT!" says Yelling Bird.

Quote from: LTK on 08 Sep 2012, 03:07
I thought you meant an actual kiwi.
That would have been something to see.
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: Kugai on 08 Sep 2012, 12:49
Indeed
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: akronnick on 09 Sep 2012, 05:59
Hmmm.... I wonder, does the First Amendment apply to birds?
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: DSL on 09 Sep 2012, 06:55
Not in New Zealand.
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 09 Sep 2012, 07:54
Section 14 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act of 1990 says that "Everyone" has the right to freedom of expression. A bird cussing is as legal as a meerkat playing rugby (http://xkcd.com/115/).
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: cesium133 on 09 Sep 2012, 16:42
The bird in the article was from Rhode Island, though, so I think it means the First Amendment does not apply to birds. We should ask the Supreme Court anyway, just to be sure.
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: DSL on 09 Sep 2012, 18:01
All the 1Am sez, though, is "Congress shall make no law ... " Rhode Island can be draconian and God help the bird if there's a neighborhood association. Those things are worse than school boards.
Title: Re: Yelling Birds Kiwi Cousin
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 11 Sep 2012, 16:40
The 14th extends that to the states (a few wrinkles apply).