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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 3. Free speech

20586	Free speech does not include the right to shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre [Tuckness/Wolf]
	Full Idea: Oliver Wendell Holmes (in 1919) noted that freedom of speech does not include the right to shout 'Fire!' in a crowded theatre.
	From: Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 1 'Conflict')
	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.