That’s all it took for the FCC to fine a pubic television station $15,000 — one pathetic viewer who didn’t like some curse words.  What a load of bullshit, and to to asses this fine on a public television station, all of whom struggle to make ends meat.  Assholes!

The FCC is really starting to go over the edge with their fines.  Their goal is not to make television cleaner, it’s to remake television into some puritanical fantasy-land where there is no violence, no bad language, and God forbid any sex!  The wingnuts may be throwing a party over what they’ve accomplished, but it won’t last.  Americans are already getting sick of this bullshit.  The vast majority say they want to the FCC to butt out.  Too bad our government officials don’t listen to the entire country when they make these decisions.  It’s just unbelievable to me that one complaint can cause this.  At the very least, the FCC should set a standard on the number complaints receive from individuals — not mass mailings through email programs — before they even discuss whether or not to levy a fine.  One person should not have this much control over what people watch.  And yes, they do have that control because fines like this frighten networks away from quality, adult programming for fear of getting slapped with fines that could amount to millions, and possibly lose their license on top of that.  It’s just wrong.