Yesterday I was struck by the coincidence of the discussion of the Phelps' group's picketing at military funerals on the day that Paul Tibbets' death was being reported, as follows by a newswire service (AP, I think):
"COLUMBUS, Ohio - Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr., the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 92. Tibbets died at his Columbus home after a two month decline from a variety of health problems, said Gerry Newhouse, a longtime friend. Tibbets had requested no funeral and no headstone, fearing it would provide his detractors with a place to protest, Newhouse said. He said Tibbets wanted to be cremated, his ashes scattered, but his family had not yet determined how he would be laid to rest." Obviously whatever speech rule applies to the Phelps' despicable protests has to apply to the protests that likely would have accompanied Tibbets' funeral, which is why I bring it to the list's attention. Kim Colby [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
