Protesters at Soldiers' Funerals: is there anything more offensive than this?

Question

Who the hell do these people think they are to protest and cause trouble at the funerals for these brave people who died for their country?

If it were up to me, I'd personally make sure that all of those protesters got early funerals themselves. Then I'd have a celebration right near their funeral party.

This is a free country and people have the right to protest, but I agree that there is a time and place for it. If they want to march on Washington, that's fine, but at these men and womens' funerals is not the right time or place. They should not only be sued, but jailed.

Answer 1

i agree with you,i think protesters at funerals are dead wrong.these are the men and women that dies for our country and there family is in mouring regardless if they support this war or not it is not up to them to disrupt a fallen soilders funeral

Answer 2

Protesting at funerals is cruel to the grieving family. Funerals are not the place to make political statements. This needs to be outlawed or allow the friends of the grieving family to punish the protestors.

These stupid people should protest at their state capitols or Washington D.C. Or, they could just vote against the politicians they disagree with.

Answer 3

I can't think of anything more offensive. A coworker of mine got back from Iraq several months ago (he was a combat medic). He attended the funeral for a friend killed in combat and there were protesters there. Although I believe everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, protesting at a funeral goes so far beyond good tast or common decency that I totally agree with your last paragraph. Let it happen to them (or let them attend a friend or relative's funeral where WE are protesting) and they can experience the pain of losing someone and having total strangers show complete disrespect. It disgusts me. I've been thinking about counter-protesting if they ever hold one of those events in my area. You made a very good point. Thanks for bringing it up for discussion.

Answer 4

I guess some people just don't understand that there is a time and a place for everything. Someone's funeral is NEVER the place for a protest. When people's views start to make them lose sensitivity, and common sense, they start to no longer be doing good for their cause, but harm. But, radical people will probably never learn that lesson.

Answer 5

It's horribly offensive. I heard on the news this morning that a church that sends out protestors to soldiers funerals has been sued and the plaintiffs won the case. Maybe that will help put a damper on some of it.

Answer 6

Yes, I think that people who deny the Holocaust are more offensive. But you are right, the people who protest at soldiers' funerals are extremely offensive.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Well I think protesting at a funeral like that is wrong but I also think to die for your country is a senseless death.To die like that can be avoided if countries had a more pacifistic approach of things and if foreign policy was different. That is what the motivation of these protesters is.....

Answer 9

A bunch of white trash a$$ holes.

Answer 10

No, there is nothing more offensive than that, quite frankly. Even $mitty has more class.