American Archvillain

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Shouting Fire

Shouting Fire

...in a crowded theater

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These so-called exceptions to free speech… they were bandied about with much regularity in courses on mass media law.

Most of you will have heard that it is illegal, for example, to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater. This is considered raising a false alarm, causing a public panic! But suppose you had smelled smoke, perhaps saw a cloud or a spark partly …

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