Friday, March 22, 2013

Falsely shouting bingo in a crowded hall


A fun story from the Volock Conspiracy, and a twist on the falsely shouting fire limit on the First Amendment protections for speech:
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that Austin Whaley was found guilty of disorderly conduct for going into a bingo hall and shouting “bingo” as a hoax. “This caused the hall to quit operating since they thought someone had won,” a police officer who was moonlighting as a security guard at the bingo hall at the time. “This delayed the game by several minutes and caused alarm to patrons.