Leeham
12-15-2008, 07:58 AM
This is pretty good news over here, some shock humour recieved complaints to OFCOM (our FCC) and they weren't fined
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/08/jeremy-clarkson-ofcom-joke
Ofcom accepted that the remarks "could shock some viewers", but said that the presenter "was clearly using exaggeration to make a joke, albeit not to everyone's taste".
"The comments should therefore been seen in that context. It is often the case that humour can cause offence. To restrict humour only to material which does not cause offence would be an unnecessary restriction of freedom of expression," the regulator added.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/08/jeremy-clarkson-ofcom-joke
Ofcom accepted that the remarks "could shock some viewers", but said that the presenter "was clearly using exaggeration to make a joke, albeit not to everyone's taste".
"The comments should therefore been seen in that context. It is often the case that humour can cause offence. To restrict humour only to material which does not cause offence would be an unnecessary restriction of freedom of expression," the regulator added.