OT - What the hell are we coming to?

This is a sad commentary on what constitutes free speach when an idiot can equate homersexuality with being in the military and rejoice in a soldier's death.

You folks need to lobby your state and federal reps to reinstate the burning at the stake laws just for these kinds of brain dead insensitive f*ck bunnies. There should be more shooting "accidents" too show your freedom of guns laws also work.

My heart goes out to anyone who has to endure loudmouth gutless cowards at funerals.

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What is the problem? Bill O'Reilly already offered to pay the legal bills. Because he cares dontchaknow....

And a damn fine, human, gesture on his part.

Aren't those the same folks that picketed former Chief Justice William Rehnquist's funeral, Tony Snow's funeral, Heath Ledger's funeral, etc.?

The Canadian government stopped some of them from crossing the border to picket at a murdered man's funeral. I suspect it was under suspicion of hate speech or something--which is interesting because under other circumstances those hate speech laws have a lot of people incensed that they aren't allowed to say whatever they like.

Chris

the American Legion or VFW hall. I'm sure they'd have some ideas on how to deal with these miscreants.

I can see it now... A couple of deuce-and-a-halfs, loaded with folks bearing tattoos, who jump off, take care of business, and drive off to the horizon. This will be followed by free beer and barbecue while a hundred pretty girls do a stip-tease and a good time will be had by all.

Except for a few, of course.

RonB wrote the following:

I have no answers that don't involve violence. Perhaps we need a federal law to prevent such demonstrations at military funerals, either at the funeral site or anywhere near the cemetery, or within site of the . mourners. Talk to your state senators.

That is more peaceful than my thoughts about a well placed IED. :-)

Well he was being insensitive to the $#%^#%# ing protesters rights.... Those are potential votes, don't you know.

Apparently the fact that many hurtinf his feelings is OK. Him hurting many feelings is not OK.

Right or wrong those with the loudest voices get the politiions and law makers attention.

commerce in general.

No access to money, no way to spread their hate.

Lew

willshak wrote in news:vLadneiONfQ9XS7WnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@supernews.com:

And a well-placed IUD would have prevented anyone from having to ever see Hey Bub's posts.

You may be confusing criminal hate speech laws with the kangaroo court, quasi-legal, government pays for complaintant but not defendant, so-called "human rights commissions" where the slogan is "Male and white? You're never right!"

The westboro loons were turned away under federal law, not any HR legislation.

again, some other places in the 'Western World' are ahead of us in silliness..

mind the wrap.

I wonder how much attention a few thousand veterans would get if they picketed and protested outside the church and carried signs saying "You're going to hell," "God hates you" and "Thank God for dead fundamentalists"? OTOH they would be at risk of being sued by the church for violating their religious rights.

Maybe picket/protest the court building(s)? Art

Elrond Hubbard wrote the following:

So, your position on the protests at military funerals is... ?

I recall a few news stories describing the Hell's Angels patrolling the funeral sites and harrasing the protesters. Not so much lately though.

-Zz

Actually the Patriot Guard has done a pretty good job of keeping themselves between the families and the lunatics. They offer their services to the families and early on some of the families were intimidated by them, but they do a good job of doing their thing in a very respectful manner.

RonB.

RonB

again, some other places in the 'Western World' are ahead of us in silliness..

mind the wrap.

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