{"id":2566,"date":"2023-10-31T18:53:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idahocgg.org\/?p=2566"},"modified":"2023-10-31T18:55:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:55:44","slug":"the-limits-of-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idahocgg.org\/?p=2566","title":{"rendered":"The limits of Free Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Op Ed or Commentary by Former Prosecutor Wes Hoyt\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

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Obscenity or Protected Speech?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

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America was founded on principles of law. Without enforcement of the law, anarchy reigns and the risk is mob rule.\u00a0 People are literally dying now because the \u201cEntitlement Class\u201d believes their opinions justify miscreant behavior. Ugly as it may be, America has always guaranteed the fundamental right of freedom of speech. Some things do not qualify as free speech, such as speech that endangers others.\u00a0<\/p>

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Crying \u2018FIRE\u2019, in a crowded theatre (when there\u2019s no fire) puts people at risk of injury from a stampede. Similarly, Idaho declared that obscenities, although merely \u201cWORDS,\u201d if expressed in a public setting, especially in the presence of children, are criminal and prohibited.\u00a0<\/p>

Idaho Code Sections: 18-1513. OBSCENE MATERIALS \u2013 DISSEMINATION TO MINORS \u2013 POLICY. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to restrain the distribution, promotion or dissemination of obscene material \u2026 to minors. It is found that such materials \u2026 are a contributing factor to crime, to juvenile crime, and also a basic factor in impairing the ethical and moral development our youth. \u00a0<\/p>

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18-4101(A)\u00a0“Obscene material” means any matter: (2) Which describes ultimate sexual acts. \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>

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18-4103 Everyone who knowingly exhibits obscene material is guilty of a misdemeanor. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>

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18-4105.\u00a0Any person who knowingly exhibits [obscene material] \u2026 from any street, sidewalk, thoroughfare, or other public area [is guilty of a misdemeanor].\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>

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18-1501.\u00a0 INJURY TO CHILDREN. (1) Any person who \u2026 causes or permits a child to be placed in such situation that its person or health is endangered, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or in the state prison for not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>

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What can be done when a fellow citizen blatantly violates the above laws? The Idaho Legislature has authorized its citizens to resist law breaking and may lawfully ask any person who exhibits obscene material in public especially when it is in the presence of children, to take it down (\u201csee something, say something\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>

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19-201. LAWFUL RESISTANCE. Lawful resistance to the commission of a public offense may be made 1. By the party about to be injured. 2. By other parties. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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The citizen who asks another to take down a huge flag displayed in public with an obscene word that describes an ultimate sexual act in front of the youth, is not depriving his fellow citizen of free speech, rather his is helping maintain decency in our community and rightfully attempting to resist the commission of a crime.\u00a0<\/p>

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Best regards,<\/p><\/div>

Wes Hoyt<\/strong><\/p>

LAW OFFICES OF WESLEY W. HOYT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Fax:\u00a0888-865-3775\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

hoytlaw@hotmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Chase Bank Building\u00a0\u00a0333 W. Hampden Ave., #710, Englewood, CO\u00a0\u00a080110\u00a0\u00a0303-819-7400\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Idaho Office:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>

165 Deerfield Drive, Clearwater, Idaho 83552\u00a0\u00a0208-983-0212 or 208-926-7553\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The limits of Free Speech Op Ed or Commentary by Former Prosecutor Wes Hoyt\u00a0 Obscenity or Protected Speech?\u00a0 America was founded on principles of law. Without enforcement of the law, anarchy reigns and the risk is mob rule.\u00a0 People are literally dying now because the \u201cEntitlement Class\u201d believes their opinions justify miscreant behavior. Ugly as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8938,"featured_media":2569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-editorials"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t