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basically: as long as you don't intentionally disseminate statements about me that are defamatory and demonstrably (prove-ably) false, any insult that you "throw at me" is protected by law. For example: if you called me a child molester, that would be defamatory and I could probably prove to a court's satisfaction that it was not true (because it isn't true, and because I have no history of such). But if you were to call me a jerk or a fool or something more...colorful but equally vague, then yes: your speech is protected by law and I would have no legal recourse.
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Wiki says; "The fighting words doctrine is an exception to First Amendment-protected speech. It allows the government to limit speech when it is likely to incite immediate retaliation by those who hear it". So, picking a fight is not protected speech. 1/12/25
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Not unless you mean it. lol
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