Christen Who Just Turned Eighteen Is Out with Several Friends

Essay

Christen who just turned eighteen is out with several friends.They decide to see a movie,but it is sold out.Christen hid in the back of the theatre and yelled "Fire" as loudly as she could.Everyone ran out of the theatre,and a number got in their vehicles and left.Christen and her friends thought that seeing the movie was now possible.Unfortunately,a theatre employee saw Christen yelling,called the police,and she was arrested.Christen told the police officers that she was only exercising her free speech rights.She also told the police that the theatre employee lied and that she personally saw him stealing popcorn.The theatre employee told Christen that he was going to sue for defamation,and she told him that she would win based on her right to free speech.Discuss whether Christen is right on one or both counts and why.