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To: teeman8r

Well there really aren’t laws against yelling fire in a crowded theater. The laws are about making false claims that cause harm. Penn and Teller had a routine about it, Penn is juggling torches and then has “the worst accident you can possibly have” catches it by the lit end, drop that and the other 2 and starts yelling fire over and over while walking slowly off stage to grab an extinguisher walk back and put them out. As he says “showing his commitment to the 1st amendment by yelling fire in a crowded theater”. Of course the audience knows what’s happening, nobody freaks out, no harm happens.

Falsely yell fire in a theater and there’s a rush to the exits and somebody gets hurt, THEN you’re in trouble.


17 posted on 08/30/2023 1:14:26 PM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: discostu

“Falsely yell fire in a theater and there’s a rush to the exits and somebody gets hurt, THEN you’re in trouble.”

but when do the listeners take responsibility for their own actions: not seeing fire, not smelling smoke, not feeling heat, not hearing roar, not in immediate danger from the “Yelling”.


29 posted on 08/30/2023 2:32:27 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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