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Originally Posted by Antipitas
You can yell "FIRE!" in a theater, contrary to what some would tell you. But should you cause a panic and people are injured in the ensuing panic, you are liable for damages... Doesn't matter if a fire is actually there or not.
The single thing that many forget, is that with rights comes responsibility.
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If free speech in theaters were treated in the same way prior restraint laws affect firearms ownership; everyone would be issued a muzzle when they entered to prevent them from uttering the offending word "Fire!". Of course, this would also prevent them from shouting the offending word should an actual fire occur.
The affirmative defense in the event of shouting "Fire" in the event of an actual fire would be that there was an actual fire.
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Gun Control: The premise that a woman found in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is morally superior to allowing that same woman to defend her life with a firearm.
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