Re:MIT Faculty Votes for Statement on Freedom of Expression ...
by atchoo on Monday December 26, 2022 @02:52PM
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It's a curious analogy because in many contexts, use of a megaphone is quite abusive warranting confiscation.
If I attend a political rally and the speaker uses a megaphone, that's fine, I have consented to it's use.
However other places I have witnessed their use has questionable legality due to breach of the peace because the audience has not consented e.g. getting heckled when entering a University site or getting assailed by someone promoting their batshit Christian cult when trying to do some shopping. I don't think anyone would assume a universal right to make unwanted amplified noise.
If I attend a political rally and the speaker uses a megaphone, that's fine, I have consented to it's use.
However other places I have witnessed their use has questionable legality due to breach of the peace because the audience has not consented e.g. getting heckled when entering a University site or getting assailed by someone promoting their batshit Christian cult when trying to do some shopping. I don't think anyone would assume a universal right to make unwanted amplified noise.