alt Hacker NewsGo to a theatre and start shouting "fire"
Free speech isn't about saying whatever you want without consequence.
And this is a bloody ad on the TV.
Go to a theatre and start shouting "fire"
Free speech isn't about saying whatever you want without consequence.
And this is a bloody ad on the TV.
You can shout fire in a theater all you want.
What you can't do is shout it in a way that makes people believe there is legitimate danger AND your actions cause subsequent panic.
The crime isn't so much about the speech as it is about the damage that that speech causes.
It's a subtle distinction, but an important one.