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"By the way," Edward suddenly turned back, "can I ask you a personal question?" You don't have to answer, I'm just curious. ”

"Tell me about it."

Edward scratched his head, "What the hell do you think of those Protestants, I mean the strong religious atmosphere in the South, where people wear crosses around their necks...... You know, we're a very modern country. You know, we sent Armstrong to the moon last year, even though he was said to have had a urinary catheter so much that he could only walk around the moon's surface...... However, my trip to Memphis last time made me feel a little suffocated......"

Solomon held his gold-rimmed glasses and smiled eerily: "Well, this is an exchange between two infidels, although from our point of view, those who stole the Talmud scriptures are ......"

Solomon stood up from his position, "We believe in the Messiah and the Messiah, but we sneer at coconut pastry, and in fact from my point of view the worship of this man, in itself, is a huge joke in itself, or in your words, a model of performance art......"

"Uh, can you make sense of it, I can't understand it......"

"They have a cross around their necks, a cross ring on their fingers, and a cross in their house, why? They consider it a commemorative ceremony...... Ahem," Solomon coughed violently, and then he forced a cough and a smile and asked, "Understood?" The absurdity of this ritual? ”

"Uh, like, it seems like it's almost ......"

"Well, to put it bluntly, if JFk came to life and saw sniper rifles standing up all over the streets, and everyone in the Democratic Party had a small model of a sniper rifle around their necks, would he be happy? Will you come to bless this group of people who have been poking him in the sore spot......"

"Poof...... Haa

After a long time, he barely stopped laughing, "I really didn't expect it, your sense of humor...... If you go to be a talk show artist, you will probably be the first in the United States, no, no, it must be the first in the United States, and I have never seen a second person who can tell such a vicious joke in such a serious way......"

"Who's to say it's not......" Solomon sighed, "I sometimes envy you, your family background is far inferior to mine, which means that you have to work much harder to climb up than me, but on the contrary, you are also much freer, if you are not a lawyer, at most your elders will mumble a few words, and I ......"

Solomon smiled wryly, "I don't dare think so." Alright, I'm going to work. ”

……

Although things were a bit unexpected, the case of the two Larries was satisfactorily closed.

What made his jaw drop was that Larry Flint was ...... when he faced Larry Parry

Belch...... The specifics are hard to describe

But then the two joined forces for a press conference, at which they referred to each other as brothers.

Larry Flint swore that he understood the courage and love of Christians from Larry Parry, which made him feel the warmth and glory of the Lord.

Larry Parry reciprocated by saying that Larry Flint's vigor was one of the most admired virtues of the Lord and the nation.

Larry Flint was in agony on the spot, feeling deep regret and remorse for hurting Larry Parry.

Larry Parry forgave Larry Flint's offense in front of everyone.

In the end, the two hugged each other tightly.

"I wonder if they're going to swap cows and mouths for each other?" Edward, who was on the TV, looked at the black lines all over his face, and felt more and more that the country was too unfathomable.

Edward admired Larry Flint's self-acquaintance, this guy is like a Bluetooth without a password, catching whoever is connected, but this time to be able to connect with Larry Parry, this is a feeling of breaking the dimensional wall.

"If I'm not mistaken, Larry Flint's ultimate bastard dream is to sell Womanizer to God, so hooking up with Larry Parry is just the first step in his great plan? Come to think of it, he lured the pious Memphis Sweeper to read Mao magazine, which seems to be quite emotional......"

At the same time, at this press conference, Larry Flint again said that he would be baptized at the right time to officially become a Christian.

The TV camera was cut very unpredictably, and when Larry said this, the camera immediately shifted to ...... Well...... the editors and writers of "Womanizer", Edward and television viewers across the country experienced what it means to be frightened and surprised.

If he was in that position, he probably had this expression.

Although he was quite confident in his own literary talents, he was also thinking about whether he could control those exquisite and beautiful words praising God after writing all kinds of vulgar and dirty jokes all day long......

On the other hand, Larry Parry wastes no time in proposing that the two take the time to do a national public debate, and that they admire each other's personality and soul, but that can't hide their differences over pornography.

Since the problem cannot be solved by law, it is necessary to adopt the most common pattern in the United States—to raise the momentum of debate and attract more people to the great debate, and at the same time to believe that the truth is always clearer and clearer.

Larry Flint immediately responded enthusiastically, "I was sleeping on the couch in my office that day, I was proofing the night before, and then my secretary told me that Larry Parry was here, and God, I can't tell you how shocked I was!" I always thought he was just talking. I said let him in! As soon as I saw him I knew he was my friend, I liked the smell of him, and so did he, and we talked for two hours while my latest issue of Womanizer was neatly on the table. He suggested that we go around the country and debate, and I agreed. We can go to universities across the country and discuss moral and philosophical issues, and what is appropriate for the First Amendment? What's not suitable? ”

"My mom told me that no matter how much you hate someone, when you come face to face with them, you will always find that they have something you like...... Despite the differences, I knew what he was selling, and he knew what I was selling, and we found a way to communicate and became friends, and I always thank him for his sincerity and bravery, and he taught me the virtues that a Christian should have. ”

"If this Tmd continues, I think peace should be achieved between the United States and the Soviet Union......

Edward turned off the television and got up to his second-floor office, where he collected the evidence from the case file scattered throughout the room, as well as the extensive analysis manuscripts he had written.

These things have fulfilled their historical mission, and it is time to collect them, organize them, seal them, and maybe use them when writing their memoirs one day

The reconciliation between the two parties was ostensibly due to the fact that both Larries had been inspired by God and decided to put aside their old suspicions.

Lovely Dehua looked at the scribbled manuscript and just smiled wryly.

Although the two sides did not appear in court head-on, it does not mean that there is no confrontation.

In his indictment, Larry Parry contrasts his good social reputation with Larry Flint's previous lascivious deeds, and admonishes the jury (which would have been in court if it is indicated) to defend propriety and civility, and if Larry Flint is not punished, are we going to turn the great United States into a prehistoric human world?

Edward's defense strategy was to find a way for the jury to clarify the difference between the satirical ad and the facts, the two were completely different things and should not be confused, and Larry Flint did not use Larry Parry's name and likeness for commercial purposes, so the defamation charge was absolutely untenable.

However, Edward is also willing to make some concessions to this nasty "advertisement", admitting that it has indeed caused some mental damage to the pure Pastor Larry Parry, and is willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars from a civil point of view - Larry Flint doesn't care anyway.

It is a strategy that is based on the intent of both parties to reconcile.

In case of emergency, Larry Parry has a brain in his head and insists on making a big deal out of it.

Then only the second route can be taken.

That's when Solomon's role was revealed, he could open the door to organizations such as the Press and Publication Journalists' Committee and the American Editorial Cartoonists Association, so that they could speak out, and of course charitable donations were essential.

These professional associations could well argue that they don't like Larry as a person, but they are even more opposed to Larry Parry's lawsuit because it would set a precedent for "stifling political satire."

"Womanizer has been the target of Larry Parry's attacks and critiques for years...... Larry Parry is the pastor of the Methodist Church, which has millions of adherents across the country, and virtually no one can deny that it is both a religious and a political organization. It was founded to advance certain political views! One of their most important targets is to attack what they perceive to be pornographic, even premarital sex...... In their opinion, Larry Flint is the first of kinky! In addition, things like Guccione in "The Attic" and Hefner in "Playboy" can't escape. ”

It's really come to this point, and the other two tycoons don't want to stay out of it, although he has a good relationship with Hefner, but Edward also made up his mind that he must be dragged into the water at a critical moment!

"So, if Larry Parry is sued for having suffered a [womanizer's] mental injury, then anyone who suffers emotional distress in public life can also be sued...... The standard used in this case, i.e., whether it violates the perceived decency and morality of the general public, is not a standard at all! All it can do is allow punishment for unpopular speech. ”

On the question of whether this "advertisement" is related to serving the public interest, Edward intends to reply as follows:

What "Womanizer" wants to express is that those who criticize it have the right to persuade the public not to buy this junk magazine, to say that it is a cancer in the hearts of Mi Guo prostitutes, and to advocate not to engage in extramarital affairs and not to drink...... But "Womanizer" also has the right to say that a politician is a mean guy, and that's what this spoof ad is trying to tell the public. ”

In this regard, Larry Parry will definitely start from the perspective of the First Amendment:

That is, "deliberate, malicious insults to the dignity are not covered by the First Amendment."

So that's a question of how to define

Edward's approach to this is:

"A work is protected by the First Amendment if it is merely a reasonable comment or expression of the aesthetics, political, or other aspects of the other, and not an outrageous insult or denigration."

What does Edward think about "rational expression" of "political cartoons have an extremely long history in the New World, outlived the United States itself, and even dates back to British colonial rule. In these political cartoons, politicians are portrayed as ugly beasts, or imposing words of immorality on their heads. ”

"It's obviously an injustice, but! I would be surprised if these cartoons didn't depict politicians as violinists in the low-class women's wards! Everyone will be surprised, because this violates the expression that political caricatures have become conventional, yes, it is unsightly, but part of life. ”

"I would even go so far as to say that everyone hates dirty toilets, but if you turn them all off because of this, then the streets that are clean and tidy will immediately become more disgusting than the toilets......"

"Tsk, what a good sentence," Edward reluctantly stuffed the manuscript into a folder, "It's a pity that I didn't have a chance to play it out in court, but it's a good ending for now." Larry Parry also had someone on his side who could anticipate my attack, so he simply chose another way to reconcile......"

"Confrontations are never inside the courtroom......"

Edward leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes tiredly, this case is not big but very powerful, a pair of hands gently massaged on his head, you don't need to open your eyes to know that this is Beth......