> This is why crying "Fire!!" in a crowded theater is not considered free speech.
To be precise, it _is_ considered protected free speech. For it to not be protected, the speaker has to _knowingly_ say it _falsely_.[1]
Also, this was only a hypothetical example from a SCOTUS case where an American was petitioning WW1 draftees to ignore/avoid the draft, which is far less of a black and white situation (a fire is an eminent danger to the people in the room, a war across the ocean is not), which reinforces your point.
To be precise, it _is_ considered protected free speech. For it to not be protected, the speaker has to _knowingly_ say it _falsely_.[1]
Also, this was only a hypothetical example from a SCOTUS case where an American was petitioning WW1 draftees to ignore/avoid the draft, which is far less of a black and white situation (a fire is an eminent danger to the people in the room, a war across the ocean is not), which reinforces your point.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_the...