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Kaleva

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29. That would be Biden who said it at a town hall meeting July 2021

Reply to MichMan (Reply #24)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 12:49 PM

Jan 2023

All the other times he said one is less likely to get infected

That's entirely different then someone who repeatedly claims over a course of time that one won't get infected if they get vaccinated.

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Question for legal experts about free speech [View all] diva77 Jan 2023 OP

I'm not a lawyer - but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express Shermann Jan 2023 #1

In a way DeSantis is inciting a public health disaster diva77 Jan 2023 #2

It's generally not a crime to hold false beliefs or to convince others of those false beliefs Shermann Jan 2023 #8

My guess inthewind21 Jan 2023 #25

Actually you do have the right to yell "fire" in a theater when there is no fire Kaleva Jan 2023 #3

And not be prosecuted for it when marybourg Jan 2023 #4

Free speech Kaleva Jan 2023 #6

I got confused reading that opinion diva77 Jan 2023 #13

No decision determined that you couldn't (falsely) yell fire in a theater. sl8 Jan 2023 #16

Per Brandenburg you have an essentialy absolute right to speech unless... sir pball Jan 2023 #17

Yes Kaleva Jan 2023 #21

I just changed the OP to include the correction. Thanks for educating me! diva77 Jan 2023 #27

If giving out false information about covid was a crime Tomconroy Jan 2023 #5

It'd apply to a number here at DU Kaleva Jan 2023 #7

Hell, even Fauci said masks weren't needed. Dr. Strange Jan 2023 #9

We were also told that getting the vaccine would prevent you from getting Covid MichMan Jan 2023 #18

I thought it was well understood that vaccines reduced the chances of getting COVID-19 Kaleva Jan 2023 #19

Reduced doesn't mean can't get it. MichMan Jan 2023 #20

I know that Kaleva Jan 2023 #22

I'm not going to post who said it or a link MichMan Jan 2023 #24

Snopes: sl8 Jan 2023 #28

That would be Biden who said it at a town hall meeting July 2021 Kaleva Jan 2023 #29

I understood inthewind21 Jan 2023 #26

"Shouting fire in a crowded theater" is a metaphor for... old as dirt Jan 2023 #10

Brandenburg v. Ohio largely overturned that ruling Kaleva Jan 2023 #12

It's protected speech. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #11

I support your right to yell theatre at a crowded fire. GreenWave Jan 2023 #14

Inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action Kennah Jan 2023 #15

I don't question free speech as a right 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #23