Re: Free Speech No Defense for Urging Suicide

I've never argued the guy wasn't, in fact, convicted.

Mike F.  





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From: Bruce Geerdes <[email protected]>
To: DADL (off topic) <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, March 16, 2011 2:01:17 PM
Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Free Speech No Defense for Urging Suicide


On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Mike Findlay <[email protected]> wrote:

With the exception of yelling fire in a crowded theater I'm pretty sure it is.  
If you have an example please share it, because I'm drawing a blank at the 
moment.  


 Well, the article said:

"Melchert-Dinkel was not merely expressing ideas about suicide The court finds 
that defendant's speech imminently incited the victims to commit suicide, and 
can be described as 'lethal advocacy,' which is analogous to the category of 
unprotected speech known as 'fighting words' and 'imminent incitement of 
lawlessness,'" Neuville wrote.

So incitement to violence and "incitement of lawlessness" do not appear to be 
protected.

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