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To: sauropod
I had to look this up on how words can be considered incitement of violence.

"You are a god%^&%#d racketeer" and "a damned fascist" to the persons face. was convicted for using "fighting words"
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 (1942)



Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
threats at police officers which was not "fighting words" by SCOTUS:
To one officer: "White son of a b!^ch, I'll kill you" and "You son of a b!^ch, I'll choke you to death."
To another accompanying officer: "You son of a b!^ch, if you ever put your hands on me again, I'll cut you all to pieces."
Ruling stated, "unconstitutionally vague and overbroad" but not fighting words.

Go figure. The judges must have checked melanin levels found him innocent ?
71 posted on 07/21/2026 11:23:17 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
you might be interested in the clear threat that was given in the case:
Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U.S. 518 (1972) in my post 71.
77 posted on 07/21/2026 11:30:41 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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