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2023-12-12 21:13:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5F9EEE7BEE001C97CD6E2FD44B4C05DFB832B690B9682B365504D621CA7A5506
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Original Note:
Mr. Greenblats assertion that “you’re not restricting free speech when you keep someone from yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre” is factually incorrect. It’s been held as recently as 2022 in the fifth circuit court of appeals that the “fire” analogy is protected speech. https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/8/30/23852276/covid-joke-shouting-fire-crowded-theater-analogy-jacob-sullum
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