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The closest analogy I can think of to this debate about the WBC would be when the American Nazi Party wanted to march and demonstrate in Skokie, Illinois (a pre-dominantly Jewish city).
As vile as that situation was...... and just as hateful, it was ruled that the Nazis did have the right to do so.
Only a deal to allow them to demonstrate elsewhere averted their plans.
Arizona to ban funeral pickets | detnews.com | The Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com/article/20110112/NATION/101120347/1361/Italian-researcher--Symbols-found-in--Mona-Lisa-/Arizona-to-ban-funeral-pickets - broken link)
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This is the right thing to do. It does not ban free speech.
It stops protests at a sacred, PRIVATE function......funerals.
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I know if it was my kid who is nine years old btw was shot and these group of people showed up to picket my sons funeral, yes I would have a hard time defending their right to the 1st ammendment. If that makes me a bad american so be it.
I have a feeling there would have been more problems if they did protest.
Oh they are not done yet
Phelps-Roper says the group will picket the funeral Friday for U.S. District Judge John Roll and at the intersection where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot.
Phelps-Roper says the group will picket the funeral Friday for U.S. District Judge John Roll and at the intersection where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot.
And this article provides proof that they only do these things for publicity -
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Phelps-Roper was interviewed Tuesday by a station in Toronto, Canada, and is scheduled to be on a morning talk show Saturday. She says Westboro Baptist Church decided not to picket in exchange for the airtime.
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