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It is not illegal to shout "fire" in a crowded theater. That was from an argument about why people should be jailed for passing out fliers opposing the US draft
by pessimizer 2y ago
It is not illegal to shout "fire" in a crowded theater. That was from an argument about why people should be jailed for passing out fliers opposing the US draft during WWI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_the...
- yunwal 2y agoIt essentially is, you’ll get a disorderly conduct charge (the Wikipedia article confirms this). You’ll also be held liable for any damages caused by the ensuing panic. You can contrive situations where it falls within the bounds of the law (for instance, if you do it as part of a play in a way that everyone understands it’s not real) but if you interpret it the way it’s meant to be interpreted it’s breaking a law pretty much anywhere.