Have you seen this?

According to a High Court ruling in the UK,

“It is illegal to send indecent or grossly offensive material to cause distress or anxiety to the recipient.”

What planet are these guys on? Does no one remember Oliver Wendell Holmes and “your rights end at the end of my nose”? Whatever happened to “sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me”?

This is a dangerous slippery slope into the unreal fog of touchy feely land. What’s next? The thought police are going to arrest five year olds for calling each other names?

“You’re a jerky stupidhead!”

“No, you’re a jerky stupidhead!”

“No, you are!”

“No, you are!”

“Johnny-poo, Davey-bear, you are both under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. In fact, if you don’t I’m going to spank you. You have the right to suck your thumb. If you ignore this right a pacifier will be superglued to your lips. Alright people, there’s nothing to see here, the playground is now safe for everyone’s feelings with these two dangerous loose cannons out of the way!”

“Oh thank god Marge, I’m so glad they came.”

“Yeah, they were causing me a great deal of distress and and anxiety.”

“Well let’s hope they learn their lesson.”

“Doubt it. Those are two pretty tough nuts. They’re going away for life, if you ask me.”