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It's a popular myth that yelling "fire" in a theater is unlawful. For speech to be unlawful it must incite violence: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archi
by malnourish 10y ago
It's a popular myth that yelling "fire" in a theater is unlawful.
For speech to be unlawful it must incite violence:
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time-to-stop-using-the-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-quote/264449/ http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time...
http://civil-liberties.yoexpert.com/civil-liberties-general/is-it-legal-to-shout-%22fire%22-in-a-crowded-theater-19421.html http://civil-liberties.yoexpert.com/civil-liberties-general/...
- lostlogin 10y agoBeing trampled to death is fairly violent. I wonder how non-intential violence would be viewed by a court.
- smogcutter 10y agoEven the incitement or "fighting words" doctrine is limited to specific face to face threats: https://popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-critique-censorship-tropes-in-the-medias-coverage-of-free-speech-controversies/ https://popehat.com/2015/05/19/how-to-spot-and-critique-cens...