I believe in the freedom of speech and the press. I am almost Libertarian in this one specific arena. However, I have been thinking about something- should speech always be protected and allowed, even if an individual makes hostile remarks?
Okay- for example- what if a man walks into a store, and threatens to kill a customer there (for no apparent reason). The man who made the threat keeps threatening the customer, so in self defense, the customer gets into a fight with the man threatening him.
Does my point make sense? If it isn't clear, what I am trying to point out is that there are words that may impel action- some good, some bad. So, in particular, do words that may lead to negative actions deserve to be protected by the 1st Amendment?
What things are not allowed to fall under the umbrella of protected speech?
2006-07-31
04:33:18
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