What they are also saying is that should these people take it into their heads to protest at the funerals of anyone else in the country, they can do that. I think that is a desecration of the person who is being buried. That is supposed to be a time for the family to mourn and these people are destroying that. That isn't fair to them. It deprives them of that moment, which they need, and makes it a political thing, which it is not. I would hate to think that these people had the right to do this at the funeral of someone I love because I or anyone else don't have the right to make them stop. Your rights end where my rights begin, that has always been the law. So I completely disagree.
Well yeah, and putting one constitutional right over the other like that says a lot to me. like free speech is suddenly more important than a person's right to privacy, really? Then explain to me why we still have censorship in the media and movies are still edited for content on TV and even before they go to reel until they fit into certain ratings? Explain to me why some writing is considered obscene while some isn't because THAT is your freedom of speech too and it is being censored but this is okay? You can't have it both ways. Either there is free speech or there isn't, right? That's the black and white view I'm seeing with this decision and it's just not a black and white issue
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While I understand that these protests are a safe distance away and therefore fall into the realm of "free speech" (pfft), harassment is also still harassment. Isn't it? If a person can get in beaucoup trouble for harassing someone over the phone then why not when they're, say, across the street? This isn't protesting, either, this is hate-speech
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Yes, exactly. They're using something that is very private and personal to make a political statement and depriving the families and friends of these people of the closure they need. That's what funerals are about. Especially the funerals of people who go away to war and their families know the entire time they are gone that they may never come home. Their worst fears, the worst thing they can imagine, has just happened to them and instead of being compassionate, or failing that, SILENT, these people are using that for their own fucked up reasons
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Also, like you said above, someone is going to get hurt or killed. The person who does it will get into heaps of trouble for it I am sure. Not to mention that is where the words "hate" and "no right" will come up. The metaphorical man or woman who assaults the metaphorical asshat protesting their child's/friend's/etc.'s funeral will only do it because they hate them for speaking the "truth" and they had no right to attack them in such a manner.
Right. Okay.
Funny thing is, if you weren't there it wouldn't even be an issue. You reap what you sow though and if these people aren't reaping discontent and malice then what are they doing? Oh, right, preaching God's sovereign word. Uh-huh. Excuse me while I take a moment to try and swallow that wad of salty nonsense....
Yeah. It didn't work.
People have the right to mourn and grieve in peace and these holy rolling IDIOTS (there is no other word for it) have no business spouting their ignorant crap at them while they're trying to do so. Where does this end? Will they be going door-to-door
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Right. Okay.
Funny thing is, if you weren't there it wouldn't even be an issue. You reap what you sow though and if these people aren't reaping discontent and malice then what are they doing? Oh, right, preaching God's sovereign word. Uh-huh. Excuse me while I take a moment to try and swallow that wad of salty nonsense....
Yeah. It didn't work.
People have the right to mourn and grieve in peace and these holy rolling IDIOTS (there is no other word for it) have no business spouting their ignorant crap at them while they're trying to do so. Where does this end? Will they be going door-to-door ( ... )
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