Westboro Baptist

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Amazing how many people think they should not be allowed to protest. They observed the 1000 feet rule at the funeral. Are they jerks? Of course. But if they want to hold up God Hates Fags signs etc, they are protected just as the '78 Skokie case showed and the 1988 case of Larry Flynt. If you don't like it, you have a choice. Ignore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0meqcKTAcMU

Bit of an understatement.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Bit of an understatement.

So? Bad people exist. And hate speech is protected. Wanting otherwise shows a lack of recognition on what the first amendment guarantees.

[hockey2315]

Did I say their free speech shouldn't be protected? It really shouldn't be, but it has to be. No way around it even though the court is dying to find a loophole.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Did I say their free speech shouldn't be protected? It really shouldn't be, but it has to be. No way around it even though the court is dying to find a loophole.

There will be no loophole and it should be protected...They will win the case. It never should've gone to trial to begin with.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

There will be no loophole and it should be protected...They will win the case. It never should've gone to trial to begin with.

yup

[jms62]

They should get no police protection for their rallies and let the chips fall where they may.

[NTamm1215]

What they do is tasteless, disgusting and completely vile to anyone with any legitimate sense of what activities a civilized society should conduct.

However, they're going to win this case. The appeals court threw out the ruling to give the deceased soldier's father 11 million dollars for intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy. I think it's very hard to believe the Supreme Court will overturn that decision.

The most nauseating part of the NIghtline story is when those two assholes scoffed at Terry Moran for even mentioning that they protest at the funerals of men and women who fight to support the right they so willingly use. Talk about circular logic.