Too bad it was only pepper spray

[Baron Scicluna]

A guy gets arrested for firing pepper spray at the Fred Phelps Gang, who were protesting outside a Marine's funeral:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/28/nebraska.funeral.protest/index.html?iref=obinsite

Hope the guy doesn't take a plea bargain, and asks for a jury trial. I wonder how many jury members would be willing to convict him.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

If you protest at the funeral of someone who died for this country, you should be hit with something a lot stronger than pepper spray.

 

[kingcreole]

I'll never forget the Phelps clan scattering like a bunch of pussies when protesting a funeral, a marine actually ran after them.

Too bad this guy didn't use arsenic or maybe light up and throw a brick of Black Cats at them.

And I see the Patriot Guard was at the funeral. Those guys ****ing rule.

I still think that Freddie had a gay encounter, maybe is gay, and this is all his way of trying to make it up.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

King, I saw the same thing happen one time. They ran like little *******.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

It's only a matter of time until someone turns a gun on the protesters. I wouldn't blame them either.

 

[Azrael]

Hate to say it, but Phelps and his followers are entitled to peaceful freedom of speech and freedom of assembly too.

 

[YankeeFan]

Azrael has not, and will not, comment on the wisdom of these protests.

 

[Azrael]

Meaning what?

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Freedom of speech has limits, and these guys are so far past screaming fire in a crowded theater it isn't even funny.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Hate to say it, but Phelps and his followers are entitled to peaceful freedom of speech and freedom of assembly too.

They are not, however, entitled to protest without consequence.

 

[YankeeFan]

Meaning what?

It's a joke. I'm just riffing on what Obama said when he walked back his Mosque comments.

Obviously, you wouldn't defend the wisdom of these stupid protests.

 

[Azrael]

Hate to say it, but Phelps and his followers are entitled to peaceful freedom of speech and freedom of assembly too.

They are not, however, entitled to protest without consequence.

Of course not.

But if someone elects to hose them down with pepper spray, that someone incurs consequences, too.

Meaning what?

It's a joke. I'm just riffing on what Obama said when he walked back his Mosque comments.

Obviously, you wouldn't defend the wisdom of these stupid protests.

And noted, thank you.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Freedom of speech has limits, and these guys are so far past screaming fire in a crowded theater it isn't even funny.

You and I don't agree on much, but you nailed it right there.

For those of us who have lost loved ones in this war or have friends and family over there, I have zero tolerance for these wastes of life who have the gall to disrespect people who died for this country.

If you disagree with the war, there are places to protest but funerals of soldiers are definitely not that place.

 

[YankeeFan]

Freedom of speech has limits, and these guys are so far past screaming fire in a crowded theater it isn't even funny.

These guys are ultra-offensive jerks. And if they got beaten to a pulp & I was on a jury, the beater would face no consequences.

But, unless they're actually calling for violence or treason, I don't want the Government deciding they can't say it.

I understand that their actions might drive others to violence, but if we let the Government outlaw this kind of speech, then all kinds of speech will eventually be classified as such.

 

[Azrael]

Ditto. A rare morning.

The only limit on freedom of speech ("Fire!"/crowded theater) is when it creates through falsehood an immediate danger.

 

[YankeeFan]

Ditto. A rare morning.

The only limit on freedom of speech ("Fire!"/crowded theater) is when it creates through falsehood an immediate danger.

Strange bedfellows indeed.

 

[Azrael]

"Disagree w/everything, etc., but defend to the death, etc."

 

[Flying Headbutt]

****. Now we've gotta reshuffle everyone up. We've got the fascists mixing with the pinko commies. Soon cats will be sleeping with dogs.

 

[YankeeFan]

****. Now we've gotta reshuffle everyone up. We've got the fascists mixing with the pinko commies. Soon cats will be sleeping with dogs.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

When Sean Hannity is on the opposite side of an anti-gay group, you know it's gone too far.