Comments on: Should the Funeral protest law be buried?

By: Fuzz Martin

Fuzz Martin — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:21:52 +0000

It’s funny/ironic that anti-war protesters are making themselves ripe for being assaulted/battered. All I know is that if someone were protesting at my son/daughter’s funeral, they would want to make sure that their own plot was bought and paid for…

I think this legislation should also include something about banning grotesque photos of aborted babies on public roads/highways. I consider myself pro-life, but I do not want my daughter seeing aborted babies on the side of the road. It’s another version of “forced listening” that we shouldn’t have to deal with.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:26:36 +0000

I hope that none of us are ever in the position to be at funeral for a son or daughter and have to deal with abuse such as that offered up by Fred Phelps and his bastard whelps (like the alliteration?).

Ever notice they contact the police before crashing these funerals? You don’t think it’s for their own safety just a little?

By: Dean Mundy

Dean Mundy — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:45:12 +0000

LOL, Clint, I’ll keep that in mind.

By: Clint

Clint — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:57:46 +0000

They should be able to protest whereever they want, as long as it is at least 10 miles from anyone who can hear.

Scott – Dean – There have to witnesses willing to testify on the assault charges before charges can be brought up. Just leave no witnesses that would be willing to testify.

By: Scott Mehring

Scott Mehring — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:39:59 +0000

Dean- I am with you with the assault and battery comment, I was actually thinking that as I posted my comment.

By: Billiam

Billiam — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:34:59 +0000

I agree with the free speech issue. Yet, it is not unfettered free speech. There has to be, at some point, a line of demarcation. A point at which your right to free speech intrudes on anothers right to be let alone. If a person cannot be shown to be reasonable about this, what other recourse is there? while satisfying, kicking their collective asses off the planet would not be legally smiled upon by said authorities.

By: Dean Mundy

Dean Mundy — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:26:49 +0000

I’m with you logically and emotionally. Logically, I wrote the piece. If I were at a funeral that was protested, I would probably commit assault and battery.

By: Scott Mehring

Scott Mehring — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:51:42 +0000

I feel that the kind of speech that these people are practicing is the most hurtful kind. While I believe that hurtful speech should be protected, we should also have the right to not to be forced to listen to whatever speech we don’t want to hear. The family gathered at the funeral does not have a realistic option of leaving, nor would they want to.