Re:Canada's top court backs order for Google to remove firm'...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @06:27PM
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> Go yell fire in a theater right now. You will be charge with a variety of fun charges.
Most likely, you'll just be thrown out of the theater.
If you actually dircectly provoke a riot by doing that, then you'll be subject to criminal sanction. Without inciting imminent lawless action, it's protected speech.
> All speech has limits.
Free speech has limits, but the “fire in a crowded theater” example (and the “clear and present danger” rule it came along with) is not an valid example of the limits (or the operative rule).
Most likely, you'll just be thrown out of the theater.
If you actually dircectly provoke a riot by doing that, then you'll be subject to criminal sanction. Without inciting imminent lawless action, it's protected speech.
> All speech has limits.
Free speech has limits, but the “fire in a crowded theater” example (and the “clear and present danger” rule it came along with) is not an valid example of the limits (or the operative rule).