Talk:Fighting words

Relevance outside U.S.A.?

Does the concept of "fighting words" have any legal significance outside of the U.S.A.? In Canada or the U.K., for example? --Ds13 20:44, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've added some referenced content of relevance for Canada. --Ds13 18:32, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where is this from?

In Street v. New York (1969), the court overturned a statute prohibiting flag-burning and verbally abusing the flag, holding that mere offensiveness does not qualify as "fighting words" and that the threat of actual violence must be present.

I cannot find that text in the opinion of the court: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0394_0576_ZO.html