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Quote by: Zeebadee Bullshit. Freedom of speech is freedom of speech. When you put people in jail for saying something, then it's only a matter of time until the law gets around to finding out you said something it didn't like. This is prior restraint, nothing more. The guy voices an unpopular theme, so he has to be punished.
This "yell fire in a crowded theater" crap is nothing more than a defense attorney's ploy to get us to believe that "freedom of speech" really means "approved freedom of speech". If you yell fire in a crowded theater and there is none, you are responsible for the result, and should be prosecuted. Saying untrue things might be a crime, voicing opinions should never be. |
So then Charles Manson was protected by free speech until someone got killed? Or was he protected entirely and not guilty of anything since he just talked?
In the example of the theater fire, you say no bad until someone gets hurt? What about making terroristic threats? If someone says, “I am going to beat you to death and then decapitate your dog.” Is that protected until he acts on his stated desire?
What if a girl suggests to her boy that he go kill some people so they can happier together? Is that free speech until the boy kills people?
Finally, do you think there is no crime in inciting a riot?