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As a champion of freedom of speech, you must be aware that it does not protect speech that would likely incite something like a riot, which is exactly what happ
by enumjorge 6y ago
As a champion of freedom of speech, you must be aware that it does not protect speech that would likely incite something like a riot, which is exactly what happened this week.
- beerandt 6y agoIncitement of violence is an incredibly high legal bar. Hypotheticals, don't count. Hints don't count. Dogwhistles don't count. Impassioned political speech doesn't count. The fire in a theatre quote that everyone seems to know is even from an overturned case. (Schenk v US) The Brandenburg case that overturned Schenk held: If a threat is not immediate OR If it's non-specific/ non-literal Then it's not criminal incitement, because it's protected free speech. Interpretations of "what Trump meant" don't count, even if you believe with all your heart that he meant something other than the literal words spoken.