Indeed, I only just read about Chaplinsky -- and it seems pretty grubby and authoritarian. Just letting cops arrest people for -issing them off. As the origin

Indeed, I only just read about Chaplinsky -- and it seems pretty grubby and authoritarian. Just letting cops arrest people for -issing them off. As the original article points out, the first half of the 20th century was dark time. And I'd be surprised if the present day court would rule the same way if the literal facts of the Chaplinksy case were repeated. It's an example of what I was talking about above: it's right that you aren't allowed to use your freedom of speech to incite violence. But the court in Chaplinsky extended that to protect the violent. It's a good thing that courts have been moving away from that heckler's veto. But I fear the way the politics of outrage is going, in 40 years time we will back to authoritarian norms that brought us two world wars.