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user-inactivated  ·  4250 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Eternal Value of Privacy

...causing public panic by yelling 'fire' in a theater or 'bomb' in an airport.

Look, if everyone thought the same way as I did, I would say chuck the Constitution out and let's apply common sense! But they don't, and we can't. So sometimes we need laws about things like what you can say in a public place. This is a pity, but it is what it has to be.

And yes, I agree by and large with the clear and present danger test. Do I like it every time? No. Do I acknowledge it has to exist? Yes.