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> shouting "fire" in a crowded theater ... was an analogy in a Supreme Court case from more than a hundred years ago, that was overturned nearly 50 years ago.
by mwint 4y ago
> shouting "fire" in a crowded theater
... was an analogy in a Supreme Court case from more than a hundred years ago, that was overturned nearly 50 years ago. Good reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time-to-stop-using-the-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-quote/264449/ https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-tim...
- pstuart 4y agoThe analogy itself is worthy in a literal context -- the prosecution of anti-war protestors was horribly wrong.