lan is at a protest when he faces an opposing protest. Ian yells, "Don't let those bloody, criminal, unAmerican jerks step on your rights, no matter what! We stay; they leave!" The police try to make lan's group back up. lan's group of protesters charges the other group and the police. Unfortunately, lan's group injures three people, including a police officer. lan is indicted for inciting a riot. lan argues that he was exercising his right to free speech. Two of the state's witnesses, who were members of lan's group, testified that they would not have participated in the riot without lan's call to action. Concerning this case against lan, here is the most likely result: The jury will return a verdict of guilty because lan's speech is obscene. The jury will return a verdict of not guilty, because, even if lan's speech was hateful and inspired his followers to act violently, Ian has the right to free spech as long as he (lan) himself did not personally take part in acts of violence. The jury could return a verdict of guilty, decide that lan is not gualty, or simply be unable to reach a verdict: certainly, the First Amendment's free speech provision does not protect all speech, but - on the other hand . even strong language does not necessatily mean that a speaker is responsible for how individuals react to his speech. The jury will retum a verdict of guilty, because lan's language was defamatory. The jury will return a verdict of not guilty, because the right to protest, especially if it is about matters of "polities," is nearly absolute