We Have Filed an Amicus Brief Arguing That Parody Is Dangerous

Babylon Bee ^ | 10/28/2022 | Babylon Bee

[DFG]

Greetings, Babylon Bee readers. You may or may not be aware of the case of Novak v. City of Parma, Ohio. A quick rundown for the layperson: Mr. Anthony Novak was temporarily jailed for creating a parody Facebook page of his local police department. He has thus far been unsuccessful in suing for damages, as the courts have ruled the police have qualified immunity, and so is asking SCOTUS to review the case.

While the knockoff Babylon Bee site The Onion filed a petition in support of Mr. Novak, we reject Mr. Novak's claim that parody is protected free speech, as parody is dangerous to those with cultural and political power. And it can hurt people's feelings.

On October 28, 2022, we at The Babylon Bee filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in this case to support the government, as nobody should be made fun of in this country.

Here is an overview of our unassailable legal argument:

[DFG]

https://babylonbee.com/amicus-brief

[WoofDog123]

citations and footnotes are funnier than the brief itself.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

They did file a real brief in support of the plaintiff.
Here is the real one.
It's also humorous in places.

[bitt]

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[G Larry]

Do they cite the Star Trek episode where they caused the computer to self-destruct by telling it “Everything I say is a Lie”?

[1FreeAmerican]

That was fun!

Thanks 😊

[Stosh]

Maybe I’m totally off base, but I do think they should have filed the parody amicus brief, on the side of the police, if there’s anyway they could have it accepted. If nothing else, I’d expect with all the serious crap they have to deal with, the Justices (well, at least most of them - not the two that have no brains at all) would probably appreciate a little levity, especially with the clever touches that show up here and there in the brief.