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marble falls

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16. Free speech is speech without prior restraint. You can't be punished for saying it, but ...

Reply to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 18, 2022, 10:17 PM

Dec 2022

... you can be sanctioned for the result, for example fighting words, or speech designed to cause a breach of public peace, like yelling 'fire' in a theater. 'Fire' is free speech, but free speech is no defense for inciting a riot.

Thumbnail version of your case law. Nice research.

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Reminder: Paradox of Intolerance [View all] OneGrassRoot Dec 2022 OP

Rec, thanks OGR, nt Mc Mike Dec 2022 #1

It's why President Zelenskyy had to outlaw the russian political party in Ukraine . He got mucifer Dec 2022 #2

The outlawing took place well after the full invasion happened. Celerity Dec 2022 #3

How does this work with the concept of Free Speech? live love laugh Dec 2022 #4

Hate speech isn't free speech. Kid Berwyn Dec 2022 #5

Exactly. Not so slippery, after all. dchill Dec 2022 #6

Hate speech IS free speech in America! Proof is last 6 years! Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #10

Hate speech is absolutely free speech Zeitghost Dec 2022 #12

That's the problem, hate speech should not be free speech, and is not if in a violent conspiracy. Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #14

Free speech is speech without prior restraint. You can't be punished for saying it, but ... marble falls Dec 2022 #16

The russians used this "tolerance" to spread propaganda to help trump 2016 BSdetect Dec 2022 #7

The old meet hate speech with free speech is not working! Meet intolerance with more tolerance? Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #11

I always felt word "Tolerance" as to encourage embracing diversity was extraordinarily wrong headed msfiddlestix Dec 2022 #8

As a mom, I guess I wasn't so tolerant. calimary Dec 2022 #13

K&R! highplainsdem Dec 2022 #9

Unfortunately, a democratic society is dependent ... Whiskeytide Dec 2022 #15