Well people like you are why we have so many problems in the world. Assuming you are in fact gay, you’d proably be a homophobe thug if your orientation were reversed. Only a sociopath would “not lose a moments sleep” for perpetrating a violent assault on a group of protesters doing nothing more than making unpopular statements.

Then when they return in a box, one could chant…… thy will be done…. at the funeral

If this is the message you got from my post, then your ignorance exceeds your arrogance, but not by much. You missed the mark completely.

You’re right in one way. I’d make a horrible cop. I was a soldier and I know for a fact that violence is sometimes the right answer.
It just has to be effectively targetted. Random violence or violence for its own sake is petty and evil. Violence done against a bunch of goons inflicting pain on a family burying a loved one who died in defense of our country?
If it were my loved one, I’d lead the charge and not lose a moments sleep.

Well it is a good thing you are not a police officer if you think violence is an acceptable response to a protest (and yes passivity is acceptance), however distasteful. Violent, puerile mentalities like yours really shames the LGBT community, because in most countries it is the cop looking the other way when the mob sets upon someone like you.

The law should attempt to be more specific in the future. And thank you so much, Todd Motley and his family, for his brave work.

My view is that if they’re on *public* property, then they shouldn’t be restricted in their speech, no matter how hateful they are. If they’re on private property, then all bets are off. Personally, if I thought Phelps would picket a funeral of one of my loved-ones, I’d do my best to keep it as far away from public property (not something everyone can afford to do, I know).

On public property, we let private citizens spread their hate, not because we condone what they say; rather, we do it because we are one of the few countries in the world that generally takes free speech to its logical extreme. Overall, I think we’re a better country for it. It’s a two-way street, and I think our country’s history has shown that our dedication to free speech has served us well. It hasn’t worked perfectly, but we have to remember that if we pass laws against a minority (no matter how hateful and wrong they are), it could be extended to restrict the more humane viewpoints, as well.