I’m free to call schools and government offices with bomb threats. However, they are free to call the FBI and tell them “hey, some dipshit made a bomb threat, here’s their number”. So I suffer the consequences my bomb threats have, which is most likely suicide by two bullets to the back of the head jail.
You are correct, I’m just tired of explaining to some people that speech that gets you fined, arrested, thrown in prison, legally liable for damages due to fraud or defamation, etc isn’t really protected free speech and transcends the mere social punishment of people not liking or wanting to do business with you.
Ok. Call in some bomb threats to a school or government office and get back to us with an update after they find you.
Which… proves my point?
I’m free to call schools and government offices with bomb threats. However, they are free to call the FBI and tell them “hey, some dipshit made a bomb threat, here’s their number”. So I suffer the consequences my bomb threats have, which is most likely
suicide by two bullets to the back of the headjail.You’re definitely pushing the semantics on what constitutes free speech, I’ll give you that much.
More so conflating the fundamental capacity of decision making versus the spirit of the law protecting free speech.
You are correct, I’m just tired of explaining to some people that speech that gets you fined, arrested, thrown in prison, legally liable for damages due to fraud or defamation, etc isn’t really protected free speech and transcends the mere social punishment of people not liking or wanting to do business with you.