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> relying on courts that have repeatedly held that yelling fire in a crowded theater That phrase was used in a court case to (successfully) justify censoring s
by bradyd 7y ago
> relying on courts that have repeatedly held that yelling fire in a crowded theater
That phrase was used in a court case to (successfully) justify censoring someone protesting the draft during WWI [1]. We should be skeptical of any limitations on free speech because they will be abused to stifle legitimate speech.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_the...