falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater
/ˌfɔːlsli ʃaʊtɪŋ ˈfaɪər ɪn ə ˌkraʊdɪd ˈθɪətə(r)/
/ˌfɔːlsli ʃaʊtɪŋ ˈfaɪər ɪn ə ˌkraʊdɪd ˈθiːətər/
- the example used in 1919 by the US Supreme Court judge Oliver Wendell Holmes to show that in certain circumstances free speech should be limited, although he greatly supported free speech.
“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.”在拥挤的剧院里错误地大喊大叫:美国最高法院法官奥利弗·温德尔·霍尔姆斯(Oliver Wendell Holmes)在1919年使用的例子表明,在某些情况下言论自由应该受到限制,尽管他大力支持言论自由。