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The law does not restrict that. "Shouting fire in a crowded theatre" is a myth. Anyone parroting this immediately outs themselves as lacking even the most basic
by madeofpalk 3y ago
The law does not restrict that. "Shouting fire in a crowded theatre" is a myth. Anyone parroting this immediately outs themselves as lacking even the most basic knowledge of first ammendment.
The court case where that quote came from was overturned 54 years ago!
https://www.techdirt.com/tag/fire-in-a-crowded-theater/ https://www.techdirt.com/tag/fire-in-a-crowded-theater/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTsPgiUoBKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTsPgiUoBKA
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...
- jasonjayr 3y agoI was not aware of that court case, but that is enlightening. I have much learning to do. But based on reading through the report at the findlaw article in a sibling comment, (in my opinion) I think it's a pretty dangerous precedent, and definitely a pillar of the breakdown of modern political discourse.