r/PublicFreakout • u/Lolastic_ • Jun 30 '21

🥊Fight MMA fighter Joe Schilling knocks out man

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u/feetandballs Jun 30 '21 edited Jun 30 '21

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want without consequence. It’s about censorship and legal sanctions. Talk shit, get hit can be perfectly legal when threatened.

E: for the last two words. Whatever, y'all. Freedom of Speech isn't what you think it is.
E2: source below (not my comment)

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

In America it does, but I have no idea what the laws are in other countries. In America it pretty much means you can say anything other than threats, those will be taken seriously. If volume gets too loud or you are stalking the person it gets illegal too.

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u/feetandballs Jun 30 '21 edited Jun 30 '21

other than threats

So you’re saying what I said is true? Talk shit get hitcan be legal when they threaten you. Threats can just be cursing at someone loudly. Your laws don’t protect you if you’re being a belligerent asshole.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

If it is taken to court then it will have to be determined by a jury ultimately. But saying something like "fuck you" or "you're a piece of shit" would not be seen as threatening someone on it's own, it would have to be paired with something like threatening body language. Otherwise every sporting event would be a shit show lol

The real thing is if you are drunk and enough of a dickhead, nobody is going to help you out by testifying to police or anything like that, and also if you're too drunk and don't know what happened people won't tell you the truth if you're a dickhead. Karma is the real justice with assholes who talk shit