page_title: Heckler
hierarchical_section_title: Heckler
caption_attribution_description: "Man heckles Iranians demonstrating for Khomeini at police line in Washington, D.C." Cropped. Dirt and scratches removed. Histogram adjusted.
context_page_description: A heckler is a person who harasses and tries to disconcert others with questions, challenges, or gibes.
  Hecklers are often known to shout disparaging comments at a performance or event, or to interrupt set-piece speeches, with the intent of disturbing performers and/or participants.
context_section_description: A heckler is a person who harasses and tries to disconcert others with questions, challenges, or gibes.
  Hecklers are often known to shout disparaging comments at a performance or event, or to interrupt set-piece speeches, with the intent of disturbing performers and/or participants.
caption: A heckler in Washington, D.C. leans across a police line toward a demonstration of Iranians during the Iran hostage crisis, August 1980.
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