What is the limit of freedom of speech?

Question

I asked a question earlier and in the details I mentioned freedom of speech and one of the respondents replied: "Your right to free speech does not give you the right to say what you want, because if you said what YOU wanted, you would be violating the rights of others"
I just wanted to know if anyone else believed that

okay short of yelling fire, bomb, or any other panic inducing word in a crowd which i agree with; is it possible to violate someone else's right while excercising my own freedom of speech
Even If i say the most mean, offensive and vulgar things how does that violate someone else's right?

Answer 1

I think true free speech is limitless, but if you say something false that incriminates or otherwise harms others, the fact that you harmed someone would be a violation of law.

Answer 2

Dad once said that his right to swing his fist ended about the time his fist contacts the other guy's nose.

I think the same is true for appropriate freedom of speach- My right to say what I want ends when it conflicts with another's freedoms.

If I lie (about much of anything), that shouldn't be tolerated.
If I tell a story and stretch the truth, that should be allowed, so long as the stretching isn't harmful.
The Golden Rule requires that my freedom of speach also not be offensive....

Answer 3

Still on the soapbox? Well give up, and quit arguing with fact. Need explanations, try google. "There are in fact limits to freedom of speech in school environments to protect the rights of teachers and students." It is no lie. Atheists have right too.

Answer 4

Just like you cannot yell "FIRE" in a crowded movie theater or "BOMB" in an airport terminal.
There would be some harsh penalties involved if these acts were not justified.

Answer 5

Don't lie, don´t suppose, say things only if you are sure of it,don´t
judge or qualify let your listener conclude them with your arguments and statements. I know it is hard but if you want to discharge your anger arguing freedom of speech you better hire a psychologist to listen to you

Answer 6

freedom of speech gives you all the rights to speak your mind, but if said in the wrong environmnet and is interpreted or deemed hazardous or harmful by someone you could end up in front of a grand jury. or dead. i mean say you hate George W. Bush and you see him somewhere and say "i hate you". what's to keep him from interpreting that as oral assault. all of our rights are no longer clear and fulfilling due to how corrupt our nation has become.

Answer 7

Simply put, the limit is when it infringes on other rights. But remember this, we should not say things simply because we have the right to, we should say things when we think our doing so will contribute positively to something. Think before you speak.

Answer 8

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. It starts a riot and people will get trampled to death.