I understand your intent -- protesting at funerals is just rude. That wouldn't stop me from showing up at Phelps' funeral with a big sign that says "He loved the man-cock", but I'm rude on occasion.
However, I have to politely disagree. If we aren't allowed to protest at funerals, what's next? Baptisms? Weddings? Graduations? Medal ceremonies? Slippery slope kinda thing, in my mind. But you *can* show your disdain for the protesters. Ride past, gunning the throttle, saluting with one finger, with a banner streaming from your bike that says "Fred Phelps Loves the Man-Cock!" :-) --Ben Jerry Johnson wrote: > And I hope it stays. > > I am all for free speech. More so than most people. I don't think this > infringes on free speech. The demonstrators can still speak all they want. > They just aren't guarenteed a captive (and grieving) audience. > > I don't believe this should be allowed for all types of events (I think the > rules at the Repub Convention were illegal and wrong), but for funerals? > > If it was OK to pop the offenders on the nose, I'd say let them demonstrate. > But since I can't legally show my disdain for the demonstrators, there > should be some limits. > > On 2/21/06, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Wisconsin just passed a law that it's illegal to demonstrate within 500 >> feet >> (or was it yards) of a funeral. Not sure how I feel about that - I mean, I >> get the sentiment - but it still seems like a first amendment issue. I >> have >> a feeling it'll go to court. >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197600 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
