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4. You and a friend are in a crowded theater. The movie is boring so you decide to have a little fun. You both yell “FIRE” as loud as you can. The people in the theater panic and start running to the exits. Several people get trampled and end up in the hospital. Later while you are waiting in your cell at the police station, you turn to the burly prisoner next to you and explain that you were exercising your constitutional rights by yelling “fire”. Your cellmate smiles sweetly at you and says that you are wrong. Are you wrong?

What amendment applies here, and why?

Answer 1

Your wrong, even though you have the freedom of speech, you can't just say something that could potentially harm people.

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