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Laughing at a confirmation hearing is not protected speech. Though the article says what happened after she laughed is why she got convicted. https://www.nytim
by stevenwoo 9y ago
Laughing at a confirmation hearing is not protected speech.
Though the article says what happened after she laughed is why she got convicted.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/code-pink-sessions-laughter-trial.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/code-pink-sessions-lau...
I think even in the UK parliament the opposition makes fun of and laughs at each other without fear of prosecution.
- CrystalLangUser 9y agoIt's not about laughing, it's about being disorderly. Has little to do with "free speech", stop click baiting.
- alphaalpha101 9y agoIt has everything to do with free speech. It wasn't about being 'disorderly', it was about laughing at a confirmation hearing being considered disorderly.
- Dylan16807 9y agoBut the laugh didn't actually interrupt anything. It wasn't disorderly.