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The fire in a crowded theater metaphor is about false speech. The line is often misquoted to drop the "falsely." For the second part, I would ask your attorney
by tycho-newman 3y ago
The fire in a crowded theater metaphor is about false speech. The line is often misquoted to drop the "falsely."
For the second part, I would ask your attorney. But in general terms, attempts that fail can be just as bad as the crime itself.
- akerl_ 3y agoI think you’re misunderstanding the metaphor. Holmes was comparing “falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater” not to an example of false speech, but an example of inflammatory speech. Schenck wasn’t making false statements, he was encouraging resistance to the draft during wartime.