Freedom of Speech, yea right....

Tae Kwon Do wrote: With charges such as ethnic intimidation, criminal conspiracy and inciting a riot on the table, I get the feeling there is more to this story that what we are being told.

My thoughts exactly.

"They were not prohibited from preaching," said Karen Brancheau, a lawyer for the District Attorney's Office. "A reasonable request was made to prevent a situation from becoming dangerous to their own safety as well as the safety of the participants."

Are homos that dangerous?

The Church people better win... Cause thats just messed up if they don't.  If the homosexuals can protest for rights, can't Christians protest agains that?  If they (including me) are against homosexuality, then why can't they stand up for what they believe in?  Weren't the protests against Bush hate crimes then?  Did they get 47 years? NO!  I think the Christians will win, and if they don't, I will be extremely mad, and others will too.  If they don't win, it shows you that the government has double standards (liek we already didn't know),  and that it is completely screwed up (like we didn't know that either).

GO PHILLY!

Okay, well I'll just let the case take it's course. The DA will still have to decide on whether to continue, and I desperately try to stay away from television news. I usually try to stay with objective sources. I just can't see how they would be arrested or charged for a crime they didn't commit.

WGP guy wrote: well, ive seen the story on many web pages, fox (not faux) news, and other stations (I hate the other stations, but I watched this on them)  and I think Ive got the  story

I've searched the web pretty thoroughly for this.  If you are basing your conclusion on the web and TV news (which is always superficial), then I can promise you that you do NOT have all the facts.

The system will play it out.

Juggernaut wrote: Freedom of Speech is the most overused law suit I've ever heard.   I'll read the article now.   I just hate people playing the Freedom of Speech card, its almost as bad as the race card.

nice post, i totally agree.

We don't know whether they had every right to do what they did.  In fact, we don't even know what they did.

As to 47 years - that is almost certainly the maximum permitted sentence for each of the charged crimes combined, and does not consider sentencing guidelines or concurrent service.  There is no way they are getting 47 years.

If they are convicted - big IF - I wager they get no more than 90 days of prison, probably no prison at all.  My guess is a suspended sentence, some parole, and a stern warning from the judge.  Unless, of course, the facts that we do not know are particularly damning.

How rude.

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