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> The classic example is yelling "fire!" in a movie theater because people might get hurt. This is legal [0], and is a misunderstanding. The case where this c
by prepend 3y ago
> The classic example is yelling "fire!" in a movie theater because people might get hurt.
This is legal [0], and is a misunderstanding. The case where this came up was overturned as yelling fire falsely is crime depending on the circumstances. And yelling fire truthfully is never a crime.
If there’s a fire in a crowded theater, you definitely want people yelling fire. And trying to limit them will lead to more deaths, not less.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_the...