On: Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime

[TomGullen]

"One of the group’s model bills, “The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act,” prohibits filming or taking pictures on livestock farms to “defame the facility or its owner.” Violators would be placed on a “terrorist registry.”"

This sounds like a line out of some futuristic dystopian film

[goatforce5 → TomGullen]

"What are you in for?"

"Terrorism"

"How many people did you kill?"

"I filmed some chickens."

[hmottestad → TomGullen]

Terrorist??

Sounds like fun.

"Sorry mum. I can't come home for thanks giving cause I filmed a guy burn pigs alive and now I'm on the no fly list"

[egeozcan → TomGullen]

To me, it sounds as if it's taken from George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four."

[mhaymo → egeozcan]

Animal Farm also comes to mind, but that's awfully literal.

[steveklabnik → TomGullen]

Just wait until you find out how all this works with our Grand Jury system to send people to jail without trial or 5th amendment rights.

[IheartApplesDix → TomGullen]

Not sure what this is showing up on HN now. The law has been on the books since 2011. We should be more interested in the new law That just granted legal immunity to Monsanto.

[ryankshaw → IheartApplesDix]

what law are you talking about? I'd be intrested to learn more. can you provide a source / links?

[IheartApplesDix → ryankshaw]

Google "Monsanto Protection Act" or "farmer assurance provision"

for the 2011 law Google

"Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)" or "Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act"

[schiffern → IheartApplesDix]

That law says nothing about photography.