MA father awarded $11 million in lawsuit over his military son's funeral

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The right to freedom of speech trumps the right not to be offended.

Even at a funeral?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Who decides what event is solemn enough to warrant this?

Society? Common sense? Human decency? That sort of thing generally? I mean, for Christ's sake, it's a funeral.

If it is wrong to prevent people from holding thuggish demonstrations outside funerals, then clearly it is also wrong to prevent people from holding thuggish, and intimidating, demonstrations outside polling stations. Or outside schools. Or in front of people's houses. Or anywhere in fact.

Long Live King Mob.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Society.  Lovely.  No thanks.

If you reject the idea that certain rules of decency, acceptable behavior and so on should be made by society, then you are either arguing for anarchy or a dictatorship. Which?

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Thuggish protests outside funerals are merely "uncomfortable"?

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You're worried about an expression of exasperation?

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I've made no comment on the financial penalty involved in this case. I'm just arguing that people who organise thuggish protests outside funerals should be prevented from doing so.

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I think it has something to do with the intimidation of the electorate being seen as a bad thing.