Agreed its a good ruling. While i hate WBBC with every fiber of my being i have to support the right to free speech.
Well said my friend..
Agreed its a good ruling. While i hate WBBC with every fiber of my being i have to support the right to free speech.
First, they aren't calling the people at funerals ****. They are protesting about public issues. They are using funerals as a platform to gain more publicity.
So in the former case, the speech is public and not directed at any individual in particular.
That's a good ruling in my book.
I believe they should be able to assemble and attend a funeral (In most cases a funeral is a religious ceremony) without being intimidated or interfered with.How were the Snyders' civil rights violated?
I beg to differ. WBC has and does target specific individuals at their "protests". They call them out by name and make specific references to them. I'd show you the evidence if I could get to their website which is still apparantly down due to hackers or possibly overloaded from the attention today.
I believe they should be able to assemble and attend a funeral (In most cases a funeral is a religious ceremony) without being intimidated or interfered with.
I agree that it's a good ruling. My only concern is that on it's face, it would appear to overturn all other hate speech laws.
How were the Snyders intimidated or interfered with?
The protest was not at the funeral. The picketing was conducted 1,000 feet away and out of sight of the church (while Maryland law only required 100 feet). In fact, the Snyders could only see the tops of the picketing signs when driving to or from the funeral.
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