"LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily suspended Kentucky's law forbidding protests near military funerals and memorial services.

 

U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell said yesterday that the law goes too far in limiting free speech.

 

He said the law is too broad to serve its intended purpose. The law forbids protesting within three-hundred feet of the services.

 

Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas issued a statement last night saying it would picket the funeral of Sergeant First Class Jason in Keavy, Kentucky, Saturday."

 

 

 

Regardless of what you think about the war, protesting a funeral is wrong! A family is in enough grief, if you want to protest anything do not do it around a funeral. Hopefully the folks in and around Keavy will teach this group a lesson and run them out of town. One of these days this small group is going to go too far and protest the wrong funeral at the wrong place, I just hope that when it does happen, their kids are out of harms way, it's not their fault they are being forced to protest and being fed this garbage.

I am not a big fan of the war BECAUSE of the loss of our soldiers. If I ever was at a funeral and someone tried to protest, they'd have to get way further than 100 yards. Otherwise there'd be several other funerals shortly after.

If they keep messing around in Kentucky, someone will get them. Where's a little vigilante justice when you need it?

These people shouldn't even be allowed over the state line. Free speech my foot. This is just plain disrespectful to the dead and to the family of the dead and shouldn't ever be allowed:madman: :madman:

In a circumstance like this, where does free speach end and harrasment begin?

I still have a hard time imagining people holding up signs and yelling and screaming 100 yards away from a funeral taking place. Not that it does not happen, I just do not see how one can be so devoted to protesting all the time...

The really sad and perverse truth about these scummy protesters is that they are not protesting to war per say, they protest saying that these deaths are God's punishment for the United States stance on homosexuality. They should be exterminated.

Funerals are laying lost loved ones to be laid to rest....grieving and paying final respects, not the place for any type of protest, none.

 

If some "group" wants to protest, take out an an on radio, newspaper or tv and leave a family to grieve....

If you ever look at their website, they hate everyone for one reason or another. Every organized church/religion are against this group. It's not really a church as I see it, it's one idiot, Fred Phelps, and like 10 members of his family, and maybe a couple of outsiders. I thought Jesus message was about love and understanding not hate?

To get back to my other post, I just cannot see how someone can get together and think it is a wonderful idea to go protest at the local funeral...

This is so very wrong.

In a circumstance like this, where does free speach end and harrasment begin?

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"LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily suspended Kentucky's law forbidding protests near military funerals and memorial services.

 

U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell said yesterday that the law goes too far in limiting free speech.

 

He said the law is too broad to serve its intended purpose. The law forbids protesting within three-hundred feet of the services.

 

Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas issued a statement last night saying it would picket the funeral of Sergeant First Class Jason in Keavy, Kentucky, Saturday."

 

 

 

Regardless of what you think about the war, protesting a funeral is wrong! A family is in enough grief, if you want to protest anything do not do it around a funeral. Hopefully the folks in and around Keavy will teach this group a lesson and run them out of town. One of these days this small group is going to go too far and protest the wrong funeral at the wrong place, I just hope that when it does happen, their kids are out of harms way, it's not their fault they are being forced to protest and being fed this garbage.

 

I hope this funeral makes CNN News Headlines Saturday night. Hopefully it will be that it went off very peacefully, if not, I hope it's "Protesters at Kentucky funeral barely escape with their lives!" They will be skating on thin ice when they come to Eastern KY to protest a funeral.

In a circumstance like this, where does free speach end and harrasment begin?

 

It's not like there's a line between the two. I think Cindy Sheehan showed us that.

It's not like there's a line between the two. I think Cindy Sheehan showed us that.

And as a society what are we to do now?

 

Have to suffer the fools like Phelps? Give up a portion of our freedom since stupid, insensitive people do not or cannot monitor their own actions.

 

I am sick and tired of people like this.