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Mighty Ira

When people carry gunsin a demonstration, in a society where they'reallowed to carry guns,...

When people carry guns
in a demonstration, in a society where they're
allowed to carry guns, you got to make a distinction
between speech, including symbolic speech,
and conduct

Full Transcript

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When people carry guns in a demonstration,
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in a society where they're allowed to carry guns,
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you got to make a distinction between speech,
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including symbolic speech, and conduct.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:33
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
Now the difficult question is where does the speech bleed into conduct - Mighty Ira 00:09
Now the difficult question is where does the speech bleed in...
Is it fair to have a concern that if hate speech incites violence - Mighty Ira 00:08
Is it fair to have a concern that if hate speech incites vio...
Well, you know, the... the key phrase there is "incites violence." - Mighty Ira 00:09
Well, you know, the... the key phrase there is "incites...
The police did a poor job of anticipating and protecting speech - Mighty Ira 00:08
The police did a poor job of anticipating and protecting spe...
All right, now. But we're going gonna have a little bit of a traffic tie-up when he's-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
All right, now. But we're going gonna have a little bit...
The police have to be good enough and competent enough - Mighty Ira 00:17
The police have to be good enough and competent enough
[clamoring] - Mighty Ira 00:12
[clamoring]
-Sure. -Which is, do you believe that those protesters - Mighty Ira 00:11
-Sure. -Which is, do you believe that those protesters
I do, and that's not a popular view. And I will tell you why. - Mighty Ira 00:05
I do, and that's not a popular view. And I will tell yo...
Uh, I'm not telling you why it's not a popular view, I think that's obvious. - Mighty Ira 00:05
Uh, I'm not telling you why it's not a popular vie...
But, um, I think once we take away - Mighty Ira 00:11
But, um, I think once we take away
My big concern with losing free speech is who makes the decision, - Mighty Ira 00:10
My big concern with losing free speech is who makes the deci...
And once you set it up so that there's always one group deciding, - Mighty Ira 00:10
And once you set it up so that there's always one group...
Well, what about when we represented the Black Panthers - Mighty Ira 00:06
Well, what about when we represented the Black Panthers
What about the defense and justice team in Mississippi and Louisiana in the '60s - Mighty Ira 00:12
What about the defense and justice team in Mississippi and L...
Everybody's talking about the First Amendment and we have a preamble to our constitution - Mighty Ira 00:09
Everybody's talking about the First Amendment and we ha...
So it seems so clear of what would be right and what would be wrong. - Mighty Ira 00:04
So it seems so clear of what would be right and what would b...
-[man 29] Right. What's wrong? -Because this is promoting hatred, - Mighty Ira 00:05
-[man 29] Right. What's wrong? -Because this is promoti...
-Not on TV. -[Mr. Stoner] Excuse me, but I'm-- - Mighty Ira 00:04
-Not on TV. -[Mr. Stoner] Excuse me, but I'm--
-Hang on one second. -[Mr. Stoner] I'm the leading advocate - Mighty Ira 00:05
-Hang on one second. -[Mr. Stoner] I'm the leading advo...