[CS-FSLUG] CBS Fined $550K for Super Bowl Broadcast

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Quoting Fred Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com>:

> NO benefit of doubt, IMHO. It's human nature to be always "pushing the
> envelope," that is, it's man's inherited evil nature to be self-centered,
> self-gratifying, self-promoting, and self-indulgent - just for starters. :)

So any error that occurs must always be done with intent?  Think of just how
many people die in car crashes each year... what percentage of such incidents
are intentional? (although perhaps made somewhat more likely by decisions such
as to speed)

> Further, there isn't any need to debate anything. It's quite obvious that ALL
> celebrities and ALL broadcasters MUST be held accountable for what they do,

Think for example of the cities of refuge that were established within Israel
(Numbers 35).  Seems to me that even in old testament times God did setup
things differently depending on what level of intent there was present in an
action.

> involved, THE big promoter of shows like Howard Stern, logic dictates that
> they knew what was going to happen at half time. You should already know the

I agree that the media has done a lot of things that, as you say, push the
envelope, but that doesn't necessarily imply that in this incident they meant
to break legal boundaries.

David