For my own clarification, are we talking about protests at public cemetaries (IE: Arlington) or private cemetaries. If it's a private cemetary doesn't the owner have the right to remove anyone he sees fit for any reason?
Doesn't that trump Fred "methinks thou doth protest to much" Phelp's right to make a public ass of himself? On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > The problem with common sense and common courtesy is that they are not > all that common. > > We do not have a right to NOT be offended. Something I scream at the > left as much as I scream at the right. > > Westboro church has a right to scream whatever they want, whenever > they want, as long as it falls within the guidelines of free speech - > which to the best of my knowledge it has. I know that some cities and > states have taken steps to limit their effect by passing laws that > limit how close a protest can get to a funeral or cemetery. > > I loathe what they are saying, but the fact that they can say what > they do is the best testament to freedom I can think of. Does it suck > for the families? Hell yea. But if we limit Westboros' speech, we > throw ourselves down a very steep, ice covered slope. > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That's called common sense and common courtesy...but we do have a right to >> privacy and a right not to be harassed. This Chritofascist wackjobs do not >> have a right to intrude in people's lives like this. My only hope is that >> when they do cross the wrong family (and that is a when...not an if) is that >> no one, other than these fucktards, gets hurt. >> >> Eric >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LRS Scout [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:01 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: RE: _Speaking_of_the_Supreme_Court:_Marine's_father_ord_ere >> d_to_pay_court_costs_to_Westboro_Baptist_Churc >> >> >> Wait we have a RIGHT to mourn in peace? >> >> What article or amendment of the constitution or USC or State and local code >> is that in? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Roberts [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 5:59 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 >> >> >> 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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