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Old 10-07-2010, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by somerfrost View Post
when speech is shown to clearly hurt others, it is not protected, I believe in the 1st Amendment but I think they cross the line. The emotional trauma they cause the families of slain heroes is certainly not what the founding fathers had in mind. Yes, much speech is crude and disgusting...that's protected but yelling "fire" in a crowded movie theater is not.
Incorrect. Hyperbolic speech is always protected...."God Hates Fags, God Loves Dead Soldiers" is hyperbolic. Again, they will surely win this case.
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