Likewise there's that tired old example of yelling fire in a crowded theater What most people misunderstand about that is that it is okay to yell fire in a cro

Likewise there's that tired old example of yelling fire in a crowded theater What most people misunderstand about that is that it is okay to yell fire in a crowded theater, provided that a fire actually exists. Doesn't really apply here, but I've met plenty of people who interpret it literally as "Don't yell fire under any circumstances at all."