Freedom to protest (speech) does not give you the right to disrupt a funeral. (Reply #10)

In the discussion thread: "Westboro decided to come protest in Moore Ok. This is part of what met them." [View all]

Sun May 26, 2013, 12:19 PM

10. Freedom to protest (speech) does not give you the right to disrupt a funeral.

Funerals are solemn and emotional occasions, and should never be interrupted just so someone can make a political statement. There is no valid reason or need to heap pain on a family in grief at their location for the funeral. You can say whatever you want someplace else.

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72 replies	Author	Time	Post
"Westboro decided to come protest in Moore Ok. This is part of what met them." [View all]	kpete	May 2013	OP
According to the article, the Phelps Merry Incestuous Band	MineralMan	May 2013	#1
They haven't been showing up to a lot of "events" lately	Warpy	May 2013	#26
That's true. They make those announcements, and	MineralMan	May 2013	#28
You might be on to something there.	Arkansas Granny	May 2013	#32
Some of the nazi and white supremacist groups do the same thing.	murielm99	May 2013	#71
You're absolutely right	loyalsister	May 2013	#49
And the lawsuits.	jonthebru	May 2013	#54
How do they make money off their lawsuits?	marble falls	May 2013	#66
Let me guess...	GoCubsGo	May 2013	#33
For these grifters, there's no profit motive	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#2
Suing would be contingent on survival	MNBrewer	May 2013	#3
I'm still willing to bet	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#6
It will be interesting to see what happens to that cult once Fred kicks the bucket.	MNBrewer	May 2013	#7
My personal guess	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#8
I dunno... Seems he's the glue that keeps the Kult together	MNBrewer	May 2013	#15
My bets are on	mercuryblues	May 2013	#18
That's a problem for them, as Shirley(?) is the public face of that group at the moment.	MNBrewer	May 2013	#21
Yup	mercuryblues	May 2013	#29
Maybe we should gather at the cemetery and sing O Happy Day with	Ilsa	May 2013	#46
Dumbest hobby EVER.	nolabear	May 2013	#14
It would appear to be nothing more substantial than a hobby	Cirque du So-What	May 2013	#19
Most of them	SwankyXomb	May 2013	#37
Huh, I wonder if DTG is a Phelps?	uppityperson	May 2013	#34
Oh swell. Cyber picketing. But no payoff there.	nolabear	May 2013	#40
A common tactic used against the Westboro Baptist is to state the obvious especially in small towns.	gordianot	May 2013	#65
Patriot Guard Riders, ho!	DinahMoeHum	May 2013	#4
Ahh... intimidation of someone expressing their First Amendment rights...	bobclark86	May 2013	#5
Freedom to protest (speech) does not give you the right to disrupt a funeral.	NutmegYankee	May 2013	#10
" You can say whatever you want someplace else. " reminds me of w's free speech zones	leftyohiolib	May 2013	#16
That you chose to compare not interupting a funeral to a "free speech zone" is just sad.	NutmegYankee	May 2013	#23
^^^ THIS ^^^	Junkdrawer	May 2013	#35
Then where is the laws preventing it? n-t	Logical	May 2013	#25
While I find the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church deplorable.....	Swede Atlanta	May 2013	#38
There are lots of them...	bobclark86	May 2013	#43
I agree they do. And I know people are breaking the law to stop them. I do not agree with it. I...	Logical	May 2013	#51
I don't see the courts shutting down Westboro protests.	cyberswede	May 2013	#11
What I find interesting, and sad	MNBrewer	May 2013	#17
Hey, Westboro had every right to show up. It seems they lacked the faith in	Zorra	May 2013	#20
Did they actually say they were showing up?	bobclark86	May 2013	#42
No, free speech is being met with more free speech.	jeff47	May 2013	#22
Snyder vs Phelps	mercuryblues	May 2013	#31
Do you mean the Phelps or the counter protesters? Who is getting intimidated or have courts shutting	uppityperson	May 2013	#36
A lot of small town laws have been passed	bobclark86	May 2013	#41
They have a right to protest, and other people have a right to protest them	gollygee	May 2013	#52
I didn't know bikers were a legislative body!	Scootaloo	May 2013	#55
So the Patriot Guard can not use their First Amendment Rights?	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#58
The state isn't involved in the counter protest.	Gore1FL	May 2013	#68
Still can't figure out	WinstonSmith4740	May 2013	#72
One of my friends is there	madokie	May 2013	#9
That's really cool	ismnotwasm	May 2013	#12
Tell him I say Bravo!!!	malaise	May 2013	#24
Good for him!	Buns_of_Fire	May 2013	#39
Good for him!	bobclark86	May 2013	#44
That is what it is with my friend	madokie	May 2013	#45
I wish more people cared about such things.	bobclark86	May 2013	#47
I applaud him for this.	Ruby the Liberal	May 2013	#48
Sounds like a man after my own heart!	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#59
whoa	Liberal_in_LA	May 2013	#13
Westboro Baptist is Evil!	hrmjustin	May 2013	#27
westboro baptist= teabagger homophobia	sigmasix	May 2013	#30
The Westboro Baptists are a bunch of cowards.	backscatter712	May 2013	#50
I hate to think that Westboro Baptist is considered mainstream Christianity.	hrmjustin	May 2013	#53
We can't get rid of those assholes but this is awesome that these riders showed up!	Initech	May 2013	#56
I just hope some people were out to run them out of where survivors are camped.	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#57
I feel like my lifetime is racing,	Iwillnevergiveup	May 2013	#60
Sadly this group was around long before the wars.	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#61
Good for them! Westbouro is just a giant Tax Dodge anyway...	Up2Late	May 2013	#62
Good for them	rl6214	May 2013	#63
the Patriot Guard	KrazyinKS	May 2013	#64
i live in a very red area and what concerns me is while this sort of stuff is cool against westboro	dembotoz	May 2013	#67
The second I saw the lead-in here I thought the same thing...	VPStoltz	May 2013	#69
The Westboro Baptist Church Anthem	amb123	May 2013	#70

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