Much like it's been for a hundred years now, it's illegal to yell "FIRE" in a crowded theater if there is no fire.
Move forward a hundred years and this is what we have now.
"Somebody yelled 'gun!' and youths stampeded through the mall," Landrum said. "Pretty much the same thing happened here (at Oak Court).
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
Reports of mall disturbances light up social media
http://usat.ly/2iyn9Y8
The 'go-to' phrase to scare everyone to run for their lives is "GUN!" The mere mention of 'gun' or 'shots fired' will send everyone into a panic and the police will respond in kind with tactical teams and every available officer deploying "assault" rifles
(machine guns) and close down square miles of roads and hundreds of thousands of square feet of shopping areas and malls to investigate, clear and make safe again.
So far the penalty for yelling gun in a crowded mall is 'na-da' (because it's better to be safe than sorry,) but when will yelling "GUN" in a crowded space become illegal too? (If there is no gun or crime being committed.)
Social media and the media (MSM) have promoted public shootings of schools and malls to a social boiling point and it's only a matter time where injuries turn fatal in the panic to disperse.
A nation of scared people that run from everything; including a chair hitting the floor.
Thoughts?