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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 or not Christen is right on both counts and why.