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There's a crowded theater and nothing is on fire. You shout "fire!". Someone yells back "shutup! the movie is on!" You have not committed a crime, other than t
by vorpalhex 4y ago
There's a crowded theater and nothing is on fire. You shout "fire!". Someone yells back "shutup! the movie is on!"
You have not committed a crime, other than talking during a movie.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoThat's because you need to cause damage. The same actions by you do constitute a crime if somebody believes you.
- vorpalhex 4y agoYou shout "Ennui!" in a crowded theater. Everyone is struck by ennui. People cry and gnash teeth. There is a stampede of people. The movie is ruined. Counselors and meditation teachers have to be deployed. You are very likely looking at criminal charges! How can this be?
- thaumasiotes 4y agoIt can't be; there is no risk that people will panic upon hearing "ennui".
- vorpalhex 4y agoIt doesn't matter what you shout. "Fire!", "Ennui!" or "Robot snakes!" It matters whether or not if you cause damage. If you cause a riot wordlessly.. you can still be at fault for a crime. A man, holding a salmon, shoots a woman. Is the man a murderer? What if he's holding a tuna? That's the same as the shouting fire example. It doesn't matter what fish the murderer is holding, it doesn't matter what you yell if you do a crime.
- samstave 4y agoSo, uh... where can I get more of them robot snakes? --Dave Chappele
- thaumasiotes 4y agoYou don't seem to know much about the law involved here.
- vorpalhex 4y agoI have a lot of time studying first amendment cases in particular. If you're going to dismiss me, please at least make a counter argument.