Posted on 10/27/2022 2:15:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I shouted “theater!” in a fire station once. No jail time.
Post of the day.
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If you do something that is foreseeable that causes someone to get hurt you are liable.
Willfully Falsely reporting a fire is a crime.
“you can yell it freely...but it doesn’t give you immunity to any consequences.”
What consequences?
A person yells “fire” nobody else sees a fire and they continue to watch a movie.
A person yells “fire” everybody notices the smoke & leaves the theatre.
What consequences could either person in both scenarios be guilty of?
Emphasis mine.
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