mmm responsibility. But they have the right to be irresponsible and even despicable. It would be responsible to refrain, but... if the Nazi party can march through a Jewish neighborhood, if Christians can harrass distraught young women seeking abortions, then these wackos have a right to do this. It does not amount to yelling fire in a crowded theatre. Quite.
The best solution I have heard so far involves a motorcycle group that surrounds the family with its engines gunned. And presumably collectively look too big and mean to rush. The thing is, when does speech become *too* out there? I can't tell you how many people told me I was despicable for calling George W. the antichrist and a tool. And yet, I submit, events have largely proved me right, so even speech that upsets people has value, yanno? By the way, Ronal Reagan was also a tool. But I refrained from saying so during his interminable funeral. On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's not the right decision. What the court is saying the Westboro Baptist > Church's right's are more important that the right of a family to mourn in > peace. An individual's right is more important that the right of a church. > This is bullshit it is what it is. While they do have a right to be heard, > they also have the responsibility to do so when it is appropriate. A > funeral is not the appropriate place to protest with signs that have nothing > to do with this individual who served honorably in our armed forces. If > they ant to protest outside the pentagon, or outside the Whitehouse, then > that is their right. Where this court has failed is one day they are going > to cross the wrong veteran's family and someone is going to come out guns > blazing. While I would call it karma, that would have been very > preventable. > > > Not only do we need to put up a collection, but we also need to call for the > impeachment of this judge. > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 4:43 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: RE:_Speaking_of_the_Supreme_Court:_Marine's_father_ord_ere > d_to_pay_court_costs_to_Westboro_Baptist_Churc > > > Its unpopular but the right decision. > > Sent from my MOTOBLUR smartphone on AT&T > > -----Original message----- > From: Eric Roberts <[email protected]> > To: cf-community <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Mar 29, 2010 21:10:49 GMT+00:00 > Subject: RE:_Speaking_of_the_Supreme_Court:_Marine's_father_ord_ere > d_to_pay_court_costs_to_Westboro_Baptist_Churc > > > WTF? *shakes head in disgust* > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 3:48 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Speaking of the Supreme Court: Marine's_father ord ered to pay > court costs to Westboro Baptist Churc > > > http://mddailyrecord.com/2010/03/29/marines-father-ordered-to-pay-court-cost > s-to-westboro-baptist-church/ > > Lawyers for the father of a Marine who died in Iraq and whose funeral was > picketed by anti-gay protesters say a court has ordered him to pay the > protesters' appeal costs. > > Lawyers for Albert Snyder of York, Pa., also say he is struggling to come up > with fees associated with filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court. > ... > > > Phelps is a tool. > (full disclosure - it's one of my company's papers) > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:314308 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
