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Talking about something upsetting is not inciting a riot, because reasonable people don’t just burn shit down when they’re unhappy. Standing on a podium and say
by cfadvan 8y ago
Talking about something upsetting is not inciting a riot, because reasonable people don’t just burn shit down when they’re unhappy. Standing on a podium and saying, “The police shot my son in cold blood, and we need to work to change society,” is different from, “The police shot my son, burn it all down!”
Marching against the Vietnam war isn’t the same as teaching people to make AP explosives to drop in recruitment centers. Remember that the law isn’t code, it’s not executed as written, but interpreted. Going back to the GP, “do I have a right to misinform?” Yes you do, mostly. If you try to convince people to take up arms and start burning shit down with misinformation though, the game changes. “I believe the government is poisoning our children with fluoride,” is protected. “The government is poisoning our children with fluoride, so let’s go to the water treatment plant and kill everyone there!” is not protected.