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dc_dux · 03-12-2011, 04:22 PM

Free speech is protected, even hurtful or hateful speech, unless it is incendiary to the point that it poses an imminent threat to life, thus the WBC speech is protected.

What can be limited or restricted is the "time, place and manner" of the protest, not the content.

Which is why they could not protest on the cemetery grounds...or why there must be a buffer zone at health clinics where anti-abortion protesters are prohibited....or why you cant hold a protest in the middle of 5th avenue in NYC during during rush hour.

The Supreme Court decision was a good one despite how despicable the WBC might be.

03-12-2011, 04:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Free speech is protected, even hurtful or hateful speech, unless it is incendiary to the point that it poses an imminent threat to life, thus the WBC speech is protected. What can be limited or restricted is the "time, place and manner" of the protest, not the content. Which is why they could not protest on the cemetery grounds...or why there must be a buffer zone at health clinics where anti-abortion protesters are prohibited....or why you cant hold a protest in the middle of 5th avenue in NYC during during rush hour. The Supreme Court decision was a good one despite how despicable the WBC might be. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 03-12-2011 at 04:28 PM..