Sundance Review: Shouting Fire: Stories From The Edge Of.
I found this documentary to be very informative about how in certain times of crisis the government will punish your freedom of speech. This is a very big deal because the government shouldn't be allowed to do that but they can.We see many different stories about how a certain crisis happened in America and how different peoples freedom of speech were punished.Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes's classic example of unprotected free speech--falsely shouting 'Fire!' in a crowded theater--has been invoked so often, by so many people, in such diverse contexts.Main Ideas What is your stance on freedom of speech? How do you feel about the idea of Shouting Fire which forces action without contemplation in a moment ? How do you feel about immediate action vs. thoughtful reflection ? Alan brings up the point that shouting expressions are.
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech is a 2009 documentary film about freedom of speech and the First Amendment in the United States, directed by Liz Garbus. The documentary prominently features First Amendment attorney, Martin Garbus, who talks about the past and present state of free speech in the United States, and the case of Ward Churchill.In the essay Shouting Fire, Alan M. Dershowitz wrote about American’s right to freedom of speech. Our right to freedom of speech is part of our Bill of Rights. Perez 1.
Shouting “Fire!” in the theater may well be the only jurisprudential analogy that has assumed the status of a folk argument. A prominent historian recently characterized it as “the most brilliantly persuasive expression that ever came from Holmes’ pen.” But in spite of its hallowed position in both the jurisprudence of the First Amendment and the arsenal of political discourse, it is.
