Dead Marine’s father ordered to pay protesters’ legal costs – CNN.com

Dead Marine’s father ordered to pay protesters’ legal costs – CNN.com.

So…

You’re at a funeral.

Your son’s funeral.

He was killed in combat. He died doing something that I don’t have the guts to do, defending himself, his fellow soldiers, his country.

You’re not supposed to bury your kids. They’re supposed to bury you.

At a time of pain, suffering, at need, there are those that are outside protesting.

What are they protesting? No, not our far reaching philosophical militaristic strength. No, not some stray Tea-Baggers looking for a town hall meeting to shout down. No, no.

It was a fundamentalist church group out of Topeka, Kansas.

Was Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder a satanist? Nope.

Did the Lance Corporal not tithe enough when he was on leave? I doubt Matthew even attended the church.

So, what was pastor Fred Phelps and his cult protesting? Apparently it has something to do with, God punishing the United States for “..the sins of homosexuality’ through events such as soldier’s deaths.

Was Matthew gay? Dunno. Don’t care. Again, he was doing what I wouldn’t do. If he were still with us, he’d be welcome at my Sunday table any time.

So, the God loving, God fearing people got to sue Matthew’s father, and won. Free speech strikes again.

The judges in the case ruled in favor of Mr. Phelps and his cult, then promptly had Matthew’s father pay a fine of 16,000-dollars. I know, what?

The court rule I agree with. But the judge on the case had every opportunity to lay down a fine of 1-dollar. He would have been able to send a message that, yes, the court will always rule in favor of free speech, but dumb-ass cults spewing hate should take notice, “You will not be subsidized by tax paying citizens for your asinine behavior.”

Yes. I am perfectly aware what I just wrote.

I am in favor of free speech, not stupid cults.

Why is Mr. Phelps and his band of idiots, ‘stupid’? Because free speech allows me to say so. And much like what my friend Mike commented, “If this happened at MY son’s funeral? They’re going to be burying more than just my son.”