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The first amendment does not provide blanket protection from law enforcement, however much some US citizens wish otherwise.
by floatingatoll 6y ago
The first amendment does not provide blanket protection from law enforcement, however much some US citizens wish otherwise.
- throwaway7851 6y agoThe first amendment also isn't as limited as you implied, no matter how much you might wish it. Shouting "fire!" in a crowded theater is not protected because of the danger, not because the theater is privately owned. The topic of discussion is comments that fall out of first amendment protection because of their content, not because of where they were posted. The authoritarian knee-jerk "first amendment doesn't apply to private companies" argument is entirely irrelevant to this discussion.