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Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater and immediate incitement of violence are not allowed in the US either.
by coredog64 9y ago
Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater and immediate incitement of violence are not allowed in the US either.
- syshum 9y ago>>Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater Actually you likely can https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time-to-stop-using-the-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-quote/264449/ https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-tim... https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hackneyed-apologia-for-censorship-are-enough/ https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-ha...
- thaaddd 9y agoI'm glad it's not just me that immediately thinks of popehat when I see "fire in a crowded theater"
- Mindless2112 9y agoAn example of speech that is actually illegal in the U.S. -- saying "[The President] ought to be killed. It is a wonder some one has not done it already. If I had an opportunity, I would do it myself." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_President_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_President_of_t...
- isostatic 9y agoSending a few messages along the lines of "Hang yourself, jump off a building, stab yourself I don't know there's a lot of ways" and "All you have to do is turn the generator on and you will be free and happy" Is also illegal http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40817255 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40817255