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

5 days ago by dantheclamman to c/nottheonion

An Ohio blogger spent 23 hours in jail after texting a senator a crude Shrek meme. Can political mockery be prosecuted? The First Amendment weighs in.
tidderuuf 136 points 5 days ago

I have to see Trump's fat ass in the news every day, can we get a criminal complaint about how that is harassment to our fucking eyes?

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mrmisses 38 points 5 days ago

And ears and brains

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TrackenDaKracken -4 points 4 days ago

Biden shit his diaper. It's not Trump's fault.

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Wildmimic 4 points 4 days ago

I now have the image of Biden standing behind Trump with his bare back turned towards him, pulling on the back of Orange Mussolinis diaper to take a shit grinning.

SFW depiction of the situation:

image

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M137 1 point 3 days ago

Oh, there are still people like you around? This is straight out of 2016, meaning you're so dumb that you haven't learned a single thing since then.

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MrShankles 2 points 3 days ago

I think it was sarcasm, as in, it was Biden's fault that trump had shit in his diaper. Like, Biden literally took a shit into trump's diaper, because everything is Biden's fault for the MAGat crowd

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Ludicrous0251 101 points 5 days ago

What do you mean not the onion? I have it on good authority ogres are like onions.

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samus12345 14 points 5 days ago

They stink?

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TrippinMallard 7 points 4 days ago

Layers, like parfait

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tacosanonymous 7 points 4 days ago

Enough to make you cry.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 4 points 4 days ago

they saute pretty nice in butter

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dan69 1 point 4 days ago

Ogres are like Onions, says Shrek to Donkey

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Ludicrous0251 3 points 4 days ago

"They stink?" Says Donkey to Shrek.

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samus12345 1 point 4 days ago path: 0 26217188 26219557 26226755 26228396, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0
Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

Onions have balls or something. I haven't seen the movie in a while. Fuck, I was ten. Fuck, I saw it with Kathy's kids. Oooh, that's why I have a Shrek +4 resistance! None of the Shrek memes from early 4chan worked on hypnotizing me because my father's brianizing of me, the most of which allowed me to excedively perceive in higher order angular metrics to marifold back into itself to make the whole characterization of myself a reflection that told me my own way to fancy, and thus I am.

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Ludicrous0251 4 points 4 days ago

You okay buddy?

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Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

I mean, y'know, I very much wanna munch on some very fresh vaginal cunt, but otherwise I am ok, I suppose.

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Rumo161 31 points 4 days ago

Beging arrested for enjoying a succulent cartoon dick?

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

That was my mother's before it was on a rollodex celluloid print-out. Boy, they don't make them like they used to.

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trainsrkool 28 points 5 days ago

the revolution will not be televised but...shrek dicks will be sent?

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TheTechnician27 13 points 5 days ago

The Shrekvolution*

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corsicanguppy 10 points 5 days ago

Tired: tactics

Wired: Shrekdicks

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Tollana1234567 1 point 3 days ago

its heavily pixelated.

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Mr_WorldlyWiseman 25 points 4 days ago

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.

Speak for yourself!

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TheShamMirrors 23 points 4 days ago
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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

Kentucky don't fuck that way I find

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diocesegoldmine 20 points 5 days ago

Ik this won't be a popular take because, as evidenced by this very comment section even, critical thinking isn't popular, but this is sexual harassment. Sending people porn non-consentually is sexual harassment. Yes, even when the person you're sexually harassing a piece of shit themselves, is that seriously a hard concept to grasp?? This dude is a piece of shit too if he thinks it's okay to send someone porn without consent.

EDIT: Harassment not assault.

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dgdft 44 points 5 days ago

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.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 16 points 4 days ago

i can't take an article or author serious when they argue shreenis is not titillating.

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Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

That bish hot mid type robo pussy. I really just want to bury my face in between some fat ladies thighs. I am all giddy.

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glimse 0 points 4 days ago

Look, I didn't flash my dong to everyone in the train to arouse anyone's sexual interest so there's no serious argument it was obscene

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

Well, I did flash my dong to everyone in the gravy train explicitly to arouse sexual interest, which is the same reason I now turn the subject to testicular torsion. You're gunna feel this. Brace yourself, and bless your heart!

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corsicanguppy 0 points 5 days ago

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!

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dgdft 10 points 5 days 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 the sense of anyone getting their rocks off) 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.

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

Did you read the linked article?

Oh, the sides do orbit, know what I mean, brother?

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diocesegoldmine -13 points 5 days ago
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DudleyMason 13 points 4 days ago

Dicks are irrelevant. If you can genuinely look at the picture in that article and call it "porn" you're even weirder than the fascist piece of shit it was sent to mock.

It damn sure wouldn't meet any legal definition.

For someone who started off their diatribe by accusing everyone else of lacking critical thinking skills, you damn sure have t bothered to address any of the counterpoints or analysis anyone else has brought up. It's almost like you lack critical thinking skills and are just reacting to vibes.

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

Don't call a dick dicker a fascist. Like, these ain't the same lasagna, hunny

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diocesegoldmine -2 points 4 days ago
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diocesegoldmine -8 points 4 days ago
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DudleyMason 8 points 4 days ago

spreading rape apologia whether you know it or not.

Kinda rich coming from someone whose definition of sexual assault is so broad (and thereby so cheapened) that it includes sending cartoon dicks to politicians.

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FUCKING_CUNO 32 points 5 days ago

Sexual harassment, not assault

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diocesegoldmine 3 points 5 days ago

True, edited the original comment to reflect this.

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dgdft 2 points 4 days ago
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DudleyMason 31 points 4 days ago

No, this is constitutionally protected political speech, as any court in the country will find when this winds up in front of them.

Sending people porn non-consentually is sexual harassment.

Questionable, but even granting that, public figures like politicians are a legally distinct kind of people who have to meet a much higher bar to claim communication is harassment, and this is a huge nothingburger. Larry Flynt is laughing from his grave.

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

These politicians have no idear what power mankind has at our fingertips. The ability to teleotransplace pornography into the enemy's mind has been mastered by myself, as I am a top-secret American unit of protocol of the psychic variety, I stare at goats n shit, y'know? I don't kill them, I just make them ejaculate. It's kinder, I think. More difficult, too. But I surpassed Jedi and now I need to assemble a tea of ace roginators who can handle the role of agency to be as one is an agent as I are. But I can beam tits into Chinese terrorists at a moments notice. We are in WWIII right now. Just follow me and we gun get outta this aight, aight?

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FishFace 6 points 4 days ago

Generally, harassment is a course of conduct over a period of time, not a one-off. The bar for a one-off encounter being harassment of any kind is high, with good reason.

That reason, to me, is that any reasonable person should be robust enough that all but the most serious, malicious communication should be something they can shrug off without much ill effect if it's a single isolated message. Getting a picture of a wanking cartoon character and a disparaging message isn't going to be pleasant for most people, sure, but if that's it?

The logic behind punishment for sexual harassment is not - or should not - be any different from the logic behind punishment for non-sexual harassment; it should be proportional to the harm caused, and it should take the same standard of a "person of reasonable firmness" or whatever the legalese is.

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Malica 4 points 5 days ago

Nobody coming off well in this story.

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dreadbeef 19 points 4 days ago

As a former columbus resident I'm gonna guess this is the rooster. Sounds up his alley.

Edit: ayy

The blogger, D.J. Byrnes, runs The Rooster political website.

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hexagonwin 18 points 4 days ago

what the fuck

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Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

That is not even close to an appropriate response, bro. Get with the program or get scrambled eggs and get gravy and get badger cream but don't mix your stank Americano Nazi protoantinaturalization movement in with this shit. You have problems, bro. People always tell me I have problems, too. We can be friends! But I don't listen to those people who say I have problems because I know who smacks javelins at the end of the day, y'know?

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

What the fuck are you even talking about? Ger outta his face bro!

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Gpennyhigh 15 points 4 days ago

Yet the 34 count felon, rapist, traitor, document thief among other likely crimes, was not held in jail at all, just got his silly pic he sells now.

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Bluedragon012 14 points 4 days ago

If they keep jailing people for protesting, we should send in Shrekbots with strapons and tell them to complete the job at any cost.

But, thankfully, they were wise enough to only jail for a day. Also, be more creative, I know a certain image on the sodium site that would instill grave fear.

But we don't send that... Yet.

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chiliedogg 10 points 4 days ago

Shrap-ons was right there dude.

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Bluedragon012 1 point 2 days ago

Well, feel free to take credit for it.

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Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

You take it if you take it right with shrap ons. Thems is the rough ones, if I 'member correctly.

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InternetCitizen2 10 points 5 days ago

Haven't read the article, but I'm wondering if this is the line Ted Cruz has drawn on Internet Comment Etiquette. If he still tweets at him.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 4 days ago

didn't you hear ted cruz is head of the internet shrek penis taskforce

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schipelblorp 10 points 5 days ago

Pay the tax.

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

This is reasonable, but therein, I cost taxes, thank you

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Impractical_Island 8 points 4 days ago

This is my thread people, move along

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cheeseburger 2 points 2 days ago

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Impractical_Island 2 points 2 days ago

Listen, because of you, now I need a cheeseburger. I am thankful you are not some stinky fish.

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KingGordon 8 points 5 days ago

Countdown to the 5 million dollar settlement in 5…. 4… 3…..

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ClownStatue 6 points 4 days ago

Feels like everyone should make all their avatars Shrek’s penis.

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TrackenDaKracken 2 points 4 days ago

I would in a heartbeat if just for a day or two, but I suspect it's not allowed?

EDIT: I did it, but I pixelated it. Hopefully I won't get banned for that.

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ClownStatue 2 points 4 days ago

Wing the change you want to see in the world! Respect!

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

Ogres got them underscrotes, 'member?

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Grimy 6 points 5 days ago

What picture? Where is it? Does it even exist? Give us the link (please).

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Jake_Farm 7 points 4 days ago path: 0 26217834 26222386, hotness: undefined, score: 7, children: 2
Jake_Farm 5 points 4 days ago

You are welcome

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

You sure are doinkapotamus

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FishFace 1 point 4 days ago

You know how this post is a link to an article?

Have you tried, I dunno... clicking it? And then scrolling down?

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Grimy 1 point 4 days ago

Sorry mate, it was a joke

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FishFace 2 points 4 days ago

Oh, it was too real :(

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bertlewirth 1 point 4 days ago

Dem glasses is shit innit

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Grimy 1 point 4 days ago

Haha, no problem :)

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LazyOldPervert 3 points 4 days ago

So uhh.... Is it ya know... Big?

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TrackenDaKracken 5 points 4 days ago

Fiona being cursed to turn into an ogre at night was a blessing in disguise.

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Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

I want a big fat fucking ogre gunt pussy in my face right now, I want to munch on that shit like I'm doing the upholstery on the piece until straight-ass suffocated dead, blue in the face. That would make my life, I think.

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Goldmage263 3 points 4 days ago

Why do you think he wears pants instead of a loincloth?

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LazyOldPervert 1 point 4 days ago
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givesomefucks 3 points 5 days ago

Sending anyone an AI generated picture of any kind of dick is 100% harassment...

Especially when the person you send it to doesn't even have your number.

Like, that's not exactly a hard line to draw, everyone should agree with that.

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scrubbles 28 points 5 days ago

I disagree. It's a first amendment thing, and this is a public figure? Was it crass? Absolutely. Should we start criminalizing people for calling out politicians even when it's crass? I don't think so.

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captainlezbian 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah I'd say it's morally bad, even sexual harassment, but also constitutionally protected political speech, in part because it's to an elected member of the government

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KingGordon 20 points 5 days ago

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pleb_maximus 5 points 5 days ago

Gross!

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Impractical_Island -2 points 4 days ago

Don't finger my mother like that! Take it down the lane

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Cocodapuf 5 points 4 days ago

Guys, this is not the place for dick pics, seriously...

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KeithD 2 points 4 days ago

Ok, well done, you may have just gone some way towards proving the guy's point. Ugh.

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Impractical_Island -1 points 4 days ago

That guy's point is over there, dude

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KeithD 2 points 4 days ago

Sending that Dick pic to anyone seems at the very least borderline harrassment to me. 😛

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myyass 3 points 4 days ago

Sounds like the only his-assment the senator can handle fits in a 3.5 inch floppy dick drive.

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