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The fire in crowded theatre comment is kind of a tell that you dont actually know what the history of is and limits are on free speech in the US. It was a comme
by ameister14 7y ago
The fire in crowded theatre comment is kind of a tell that you dont actually know what the history of is and limits are on free speech in the US. It was a comment from the 1920s prior to the dismantling of restrictions on free speech over the next 90 years of court rulings. Plus it may actually be protected speech.
- unethical_ban 7y agoLiterally from the link I posted, a federal government website: Freedom of speech does not include the right: To incite actions that would harm others (e.g., “[S]hout[ing] ‘fire’ in a crowded theater.”). Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47 (1919). So at least your last sentence is rubbage.
- erik_seaberg 7y ago“Shouting ‘fire’ in a crowded theater” was a metaphor for protesting the draft during WWI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States
- ameister14 7y agoThat might be a federal website but it was never prevailing supreme court opinion, even when the judge wrote it.