Fred Phelps...*shakes head* People like him, I have to wonder if there isn't something very loose upstairs to make them be like they are.
That said, I agree that the first amendment rights do cut both ways but I sometimes wonder if the ACLU is even considering the fighting words doctrine where what/how you say something can cross lines and be a form of slander etc, not to mention, damaging to others like the God Hates Fags slogen can cause some people to see red and all hell could break loose and I'm not sure if Fred and his brainless followers will get out of it alive. Only time will tell.
There is a fine line to this and that has to be found first before simply defending one or both parties blindly.
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That said, I agree that the first amendment rights do cut both ways but I sometimes wonder if the ACLU is even considering the fighting words doctrine where what/how you say something can cross lines and be a form of slander etc, not to mention, damaging to others like the God Hates Fags slogen can cause some people to see red and all hell could break loose and I'm not sure if Fred and his brainless followers will get out of it alive. Only time will tell.
There is a fine line to this and that has to be found first before simply defending one or both parties blindly.