Still not a freedom of speech issue. There are many ways you can scare people to cause a stampede without using words. There are already laws in place to protect people from that.
I think a modern day example of this is swatting. If you swat somebody and he is killed by the cops because you called 911 and said he was going to kill his family you will be arrested. It has happened.
I think the problem with yelling fire in a crowded theater is it can cause a panic, and people to be crushed in a stampede to get to the exits.
Still not a freedom of speech issue. There are many ways you can scare people to cause a stampede without using words. There are already laws in place to protect people from that.
Hypothetically if you did yell fire in a crowded theater when there wasn't one and caused people to die, you would be arrested for their deaths.
I'm not sure if you'd get arrested, but I'm sure someone would sue you.
I think a modern day example of this is swatting. If you swat somebody and he is killed by the cops because you called 911 and said he was going to kill his family you will be arrested. It has happened.