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To: TigersEye
True. But, as in the example of crying "fire" in a crowded theater, no restriction is acceptable before some harm has actually been committed.

No, intent to commit harm is also restrictable before the act. Carrying a gun is a right. Strapping on a gun with the announced intent of murdering someone is probable cause for arrest.

224 posted on 03/21/2007 10:43:58 AM PDT by LexBaird (98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
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To: LexBaird

You're splitting hairs. Voicing a threat is committing an act of harm just as falsely crying "fire" in a crowded theater is. Possession of the means to fulfill the threat isn't even necessary to be arrested and convicted of a crime.


395 posted on 03/21/2007 8:29:29 PM PDT by TigersEye (For Democrats; victory in Iraq is not an option!)
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