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Full Idea
Oliver Wendell Holmes (in 1919) noted that freedom of speech does not include the right to shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre.
Gist of Idea
Free speech does not include the right to shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 1 'Conflict')
Book Ref
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.22
A Reaction
The point here is that such irresponsible free speech does not even require legislation, and there is probably already some law under which the perpetrator could be prosecuted.