FCC stupidity

ABC is planning to broadcast "Saving Private Ryan" without editting for the 3rd time tonight. Yet some affiliates have decided not to show it for fear of the FCC (you know, the people who charged $550,000 for Janet Jackson's breast snafu). What really strikes me as stupid though is that some broadcasters contacted the FCC to ask whether or not there would be a problem with "Saving Private Ryan". The FCC's response:

Janice Wise, spokeswoman for the FCC's enforcement bureau, said they had received calls from broadcasters asking if the film would run afoul of the rules. Wise said the commission was barred from making a prebroadcast decision "because that would be censorship." "If we get a complaint, we'll act on it," she said. (source - Reuters)

So.... a broadcaster logically wants to know if a particular program will get them fined and the FCC's response is, "We can't tell you because that would be censorship and we can't censor you, but we might fine you afterward. Then again, we might not."

What the hell? Who comes up with this shit? That's kind of like if a speed limit wasn't posteds on the interstate and I called the state police, asked them if going 70 mph would be okay or would I get a ticket, and they say, "We can't tell you. It might be speeding. It might not." Then when I decided to try it, they gave me a ticket. Is the FCC completely retarded?