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Originally Posted by Route 1
I'm for free speech as long as it doesn't threaten anyone. But thats not to justify that asshat's protests.
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I'm sure we all agree that Phelps and his daisy chain of fundies need to shut up, but the sad truth is that telling them they can't protest at all anymore will just mean they resort to other means. These people are nuts.
Best to minimize any potential for damage they may do and let the biker gangs hound them. The bikers haven't instigated any violence, they simply drown them out by revving their engines. And in they're making a very personal statement themselves in showing that though they never fought in battle with the fallen soldiers at these funerals, they feel a sort of brotherhood and kinship to those who have taken up arms to continue defending the cause they risked their own lives for.
The bikers' counter-protest is perfectly legal because there's no violence at all. And they are making a statement against a specific action.