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I was (poorly) raging against the "fire in a crowded theater" metaphor, which gets trotted out too often [1]. I'm mildly interested in the actual hypothetical;
by AnIrishDuck 14y ago
I was (poorly) raging against the "fire in a crowded theater" metaphor, which gets trotted out too often [1].
I'm mildly interested in the actual hypothetical; out of curiosity can you cite caselaw that backs your claim (The act of yelling "fire" is outlawed because that panic can result in grave bodily harm to others, and is a foreseeable result of doing so)?
1. http://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hackneyed-apologia-for-censorship-are-enough/ http://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hac...