ummm no because those who attend the funeral have a responsibility not to kill these reprensible demonstrators, reprehensible as they are.
Note that much as I despise Reagan, I refrained from saying so just after he died. Some people on this list were actually grieving, and for all I know still are, but it's no longer the guy's funeral, so at some point you have to make the historical judgement that yo, this guy was bought and paid for. I think the same of Bush, but I am not going to go dance on his grave at his funeral. So oko, I agree that there is a responsibility to shut up. But I am not sure how you can enforce that without infringing on free speech. I am not sure you can. PS -- I had to throw in the gratuitous Reagan insult to keep Tim from fainting when I agreed with him <g> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > As much as I despise Reagan and the Bush family, I would also say that > people shouldn't be allowed to protest their funerals either. The family's > right to privacy and their freedom of (and from) the religious beliefs of > others trumps all of that. I think it does amount to yelling fire in a > crowded people. One of these days they are going to mess with the wrong > people and a bunch of folks are going to get killed...probably including > innocent bystanders. > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 5:10 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 > > > 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? 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