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0 pointspatmorgan235y ago0 comments

But you can't shout fire in crowed theater with the intent to cause chaos. You can shout fire in a crowded theater, if there is an actual fire.

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bhupy5y ago

Yes you can! That argument was made in a SCOTUS argument that has since been unanimously overturned.

Great read, thanks for posting. I had mistakenly thought this for a while too.

Wow. So the argument was first successfully used to jail peaceful socialists and anti-war activists, but was later overturned for benefit of the KKK.

bhupy5y ago

Yup. Today, the law benefits peaceful socialists, anti-war activists, AND the KKK — which is a big win for free speech, in my books.

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0 pointspatmorgan235y ago0 comments

But you can't shout fire in crowed theater with the intent to cause chaos. You can shout fire in a crowded theater, if there is an actual fire.

bhupy5y ago

Yes you can! That argument was made in a SCOTUS argument that has since been unanimously overturned.

Great read, thanks for posting. I had mistakenly thought this for a while too.

Wow. So the argument was first successfully used to jail peaceful socialists and anti-war activists, but was later overturned for benefit of the KKK.

bhupy5y ago

Yup. Today, the law benefits peaceful socialists, anti-war activists, AND the KKK — which is a big win for free speech, in my books.

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