{"id":377,"date":"2004-02-04T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2004-02-04T23:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=377"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"chaplinsky-in-zion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2004\/02\/chaplinsky-in-zion\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaplinsky in Zion"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Deseret News<\/a>, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson is considering a city ordinance that would ban some of the more extreme street preaching around Temple Square.
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\nUnder Supreme Court precedent named Chaplinsky<\/i>, the government can ban so-called “fighting words,” essentially speech that is so offensive that it is likely to produce immediate violence. According to Rocky, calling LDS women “whores” and “harlots” (apparently a fairly common practice among those gentle, Christian spirits trying to save Mormon souls during post-wedding picture taking in front of the temple) probably constitutes “fighting words.” However, he takes the position that public desecration of temple clothing does not.<\/p>\n

There are two ways of reading Rocky’s moves here. First, one can see him as simply trying to navigate the shoals of the fighting words doctrine, which is filled with odd and irrational distinctions. Second, he is trying to craft a law that will allow him some political cover without actually having much impact on the street preaching. The second interpretation, of course, requires that Rocky be acting in a somewhat politically irrational manner, trying to cozy up to Mormon voters while at the same time sticking them in the eye with his thumb. On the other hand, this is precisely the kind of irrationality that we have come to expect from Rocky. He is such a cute and loveable guy…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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