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Well, no, it certainly might, in some circumstances. Just as yelling "FIRE!" in some circumstances might - e.g. yelling something virulently racist while standi
by yesenadam 9y ago
Well, no, it certainly might, in some circumstances. Just as yelling "FIRE!" in some circumstances might - e.g. yelling something virulently racist while standing between two ethnic groups heatedly confronting each other in the street.
- austincheney 9y agoThat is an invalid comparison. There is a world of difference between panic and anger.
- yesenadam 9y agoWell, evidently I don't think it's invalid. Just asserting that doesn't achieve much. I haven't given this a great deal of thought, but it seems the specific emotions are so far irrelevant; what is relevant is whether an action causes harm, or may be predicted to do so/usually does so.
- austincheney 9y ago> Well, evidently I don't think it's invalid. Fortunately, courts in the US do not have trouble discerning this difference.
- yesenadam 9y agoMaybe if you made your points on here without seeming offensively snarky in your every sentence, you might have more success. "Don't be snarky."