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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In case anyone was curious about the state of local journalism in this country, my friend works at a local news station in the area of this and sent me this text about it

some of the reporters are saying “you can’t yell fire in a crowded theater” in reference to the briana boston story

Which is one of the dumbest fucking things I’ve ever heard and is so very not relevant here. That doesn’t apply at all.

A more realistic comparison would be telling a worker at the theater “I hope someone burns this place to the ground” which is 100% legal, protected speech. As was what Briana Boston said.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Thing about yelling "fire" in a crowded theater is that it was first used in WWI as an argument for why people shouldn't be allowed to criticize the government.