| On the "yelling fire in a movie theater". The law prohibiting it comes with a fine, correct? Not a jail sentance.
The fine goes to the state which pays for the police to come and ennforce it.
Everyone knows this and so they don't do it thus it works as the deterrent it's intended to. The owner can sue for restitition also.
To me this is a lot simpler than the owner of the theater having to endure the damages, assess the damages, and go to a civil court to get restitition.
If your argument is that this will still provide the deterrence and it's preferable because it doesn't involve tax-supported police, OK.
But who pays the judges and all the other employees of the civil court you have to go to under your plan?
And what if the offender can't pay restitition and then there is no deterrent involved?
I'm just not seeing the difference and how this is preferable. Please elaborate, if you would.
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