> Suppose I am actively promoting eating beef in public space near a very religious vegan settlement. Is that speech protected or not? In the US, yes, absolute

> Suppose I am actively promoting eating beef in public space near a very religious vegan settlement. Is that speech protected or not? In the US, yes, absolutely, it is. As long as you don't become violent or enter their private property you can say anything you want. You can stand there every day of the week for an entire year with a sign that says something like "religious vegans are criminals" and you are absolutely protected by the US Constitution. The police might come and talk to you to make sure you are not a threat (do you a gun illegally?) but as long as all you are doing is exercising your recognize right to free speech you can do that all day long. You are only going to be the subject of a restraining order if you are a threat. No judge would grant a restraining order against someone peacefully exercising their first amendment right. If they did, if for some reason the group you are protesting lied and they got a restraining order they would be exposed to pretty serious legal consequences. I don't particularly enjoy these videos, yet they are an example of how serious these rights are in the US. Some on this thread dismiss them as "just words on a piece of paper". Well, in this case those words made five people with guns walk away from someone they were not legally allowed to harass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJTOrkWUACI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJTOrkWUACI Do this in most countries in the world and you'll find yourself in front of a judge with broken arms, a busted face and possibly almost dead...if you even get to the judge.