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mooseandsquirrel (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:28 PM Original message |
Jury awards father $2.9M in funeral case |
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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Kansas church liable in gay Marine funeral protest (link) |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. He is a low life to do this at a dead troop family. |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
72. there's never a shortage of cruel, righteous, imbeciles |
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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Jury awards father $2.9M in funeral case |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. AWESOME |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. they won't ever pay a cent, mark my words. |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Sadly, I think you're right |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
43. You're right, but |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
62. I think he raised all his kids to be lawyers, too... |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
70. yup, they won't get a dime |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
75. Yes, but they can never own assets again. |
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mlevans (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
151. True enough... |
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connecticut yankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. It wasn't enough |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
73. Who the hell would eat at any restaurant they worked at? |
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Blue Fire (588 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
94. I want to be a fly on the wall in god's judgment room |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
136. Not MY burgers, thank you! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #136 |
149. As a matter of fact, you're right |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. "far exceeds the net worth of the defendants"...I don't care, do you? |
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blayne (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. That's right. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
58. Strip them naked & make them beg for sustinance in the street. |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
71. It's about time these jerks were stopped |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good |
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Hayduke Lives (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
78. I wouldn't use that word |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's about time they hold those terrorist responsible! |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. BWAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. Suing the city? What's that all about? |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. We tried for years |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Link: Jury Awards Father $2.9 Million in Funeral Protesters Case |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Its probably not that significant.... |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Score one for the good guys |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. See also: |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. F*ckin' psychotic a**hole |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. Good. That bastard deserves it. |
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Ecumenist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. HOT DAMN!! God bless that jury! ! ! bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!! |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. Who doesn't? |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. Wonderful news! |
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mooseandsquirrel (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. Here in Kansas City |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come |
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Inkyfuzzbottom (293 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Yes indeed, |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. "Jury Does the Lord's Work - Smites Phelps" |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. Awww. That's a shame. I'll pray for him. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
115. Repulsive |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #115 |
152. Yup, that was the prayer I had in mind. n/t |
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Sixty_cycle_humm (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
126. I was there |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #19 |
135. "God hates your tears"?! How f'in' sick are these people?! |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:52 PM Original message |
A just verdict. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. They'll never pay a cent |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. You mean those commie pinkos at ACLU don't you. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. You are right--they will probably, ultimately, manage to squeak by |
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left is right (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. To settle this ruling, can the father seize the Phelps's family cars, houses? |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
56. Hopefully |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
97. I can't beathe! |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
91. Forget that, just see that their sharpies and poster board are taken... |
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dickbearton (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
57. Bluestateguy, when did you get your law degree... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. A civil judgment is worth exactly what the defendant is willing to pay. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
68. Oh brother -- careful, your agenda is showing |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
87. I got mine in 1976 |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. Phelps deserves it -- but this worries me... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. This was a civil case filed by an individual citizen |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. I can see it being appealed. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
82. Suppose you criticize Bush to your Republican neighbor, and he sues you... |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #82 |
96. That isn't IIED |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:44 AM Response to Reply #96 |
111. In that example, there is a lie involved. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:07 AM Response to Reply #82 |
117. He'd lose, and you'd sue him for unjustifiable litigation. |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #117 |
137. Hey BadgerLaw! |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
88. See Falwell vs. Flynt |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. In a twisted way, I think Phelps indirectly helps gay |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. When Phelps was just going after gay people, many people didn't think about it |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Oh I know. I absolutely agree. n/t |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. There's all kinds of speech & conduct not protected by the 1st Amendment |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. No doubt it's harassment. |
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sdfernando (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
46. I can see your point... |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Thanks for that. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
64. Phelps' argument is that a funeral is a public event. Do you think a funeral is a public event? |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #64 |
84. I really don't know how to answer that. |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
90. I think he sued for mental anguish... |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #90 |
103. Thanks. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. All I can say is "amen, brothers & sisters"!!!!!!!! |
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probablereason (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. This is how you dismantle hate groups |
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Puckster (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
37. Great!! Now how about a restraining order on the lot of them, |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Naw, I want 'em to come to Minnesota now |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Just as when a woman comes forward in a rape case... |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
95. Most states have statutes against Disorderly Conduct / Disturbing the Peace |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 01:51 AM Response to Reply #95 |
105. Quaint concept, *privacy*, eh? Thanks for the information. nt |
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puebloknot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. But take pity on the cell that would contain them! Welcome... |
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lil d (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. Right On |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
44. Are any members of Westboro Baptist Church in the military? |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. It would be a sin to serve in the US military. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
48. That oughta fix 'em. |
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ronnykmarshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
54. I hope this sticks |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
55. It's about fucking time these assholes got what was coming to them! |
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toadzilla (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
59. wonderful. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. We may hate the Phelps, but if they don't have rights, then neither do we. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. No one has the right to harass others. Nor intrude on a private occassion such as a funeral. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:28 PM Response to Reply #60 |
69. Nope, not if it's an invasion of privacy, harassment, etc. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. When liberals protest, will you call it harassment? NT |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
98. It would be if they harassed people attending a private funeral service |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:50 AM Response to Reply #98 |
113. The article doesn't say how close they were to the family |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:07 AM Response to Reply #113 |
129. Loud enough to be heard, and close enough to be seen, is too close. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #77 |
102. Yes, I would, if they also were harassing someone |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #77 |
131. If actually harrassment, yep. NT |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #60 |
74. You are wrong |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. So can Cheney sue the guy who said.... |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #76 |
89. No |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:36 AM Response to Reply #89 |
108. Hang on there Bluedog |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #108 |
118. Case law. Basically, passing, "minor" insults don't constitute IIED. |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #118 |
121. So it falls where many legal arguments fall: What a "reasonable person" would consider ... |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #121 |
138. It's determined on a case-by-case basis; very fact-dependent |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:06 AM Response to Reply #138 |
139. I see. Thanks for the explanation! |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #139 |
141. My pleasure |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #76 |
99. Well, for starters it was Cheney who said that to Pat Leahy, not the other way around |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:41 AM Response to Reply #99 |
109. I don't want to punish outrageous speech. |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #109 |
142. IIED |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
61. What, you mean there's some justice? |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. the jury came back later and awarded him 11 + million.. |
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downindixie (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
65. 11 million total awarded. |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
79. Next step: take care of this guy |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
80. 10.9 million |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #80 |
120. Here is the CNN link saying $10.9 million |
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Swagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
81. thank you jury members !!!..are the horrible Westboro lot the |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
83. Why isn't this voted up to the front page? |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
85. This may be wrong, but I can only hope |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
86. Good. Now, sue the fucking commander-in-chief for |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
92. YESSSSS!!!! |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
93. Shut the asswipe down! |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
100. US anti-gay church to pay $10.9m |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 10:17 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Westboro Baptist Church is not a Christian church, but a cult made up of inbreds |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. I just hope they pay up! |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:29 AM Response to Reply #104 |
107. They don't have that much. This is going to be another SPLC situation |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
106. What was the crime? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:52 AM Response to Reply #106 |
114. I agree with you that this case hurts the First Amendment. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #106 |
116. Tort, not crime. |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:37 AM Response to Reply #116 |
123. Then, What was the "tort" with regard to the alleged invasion of privacy? |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Because phelps is an |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:56 AM Response to Reply #125 |
127. I'm a firm believer than juries on occassion deliver verdicts ... |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:14 AM Response to Reply #127 |
130. So, if they catch whoever hung the noose in the black fireman's locker... |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #130 |
134. In this particular sub thread, the issue brought up was not the punitive damages ... |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #134 |
143. Could harrassing funeral-goers be considered an invasion of privacy? |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #143 |
146. My assumption from seeing footage of many Phelps demonstrations ... |
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northernsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #123 |
140. My best guess |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
110. They are the lowest of lowest pre-evolved pond scum to ever call themselves human |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
112. Suppose a gay rights group holds signs outside a church, saying "God Loves Gays." |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #112 |
132. It wasn't just "holding signs", Eric J. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #132 |
153. Can you give me a link with details of what the Phelps did in this case? NT |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #153 |
154. You can't be serious. eom |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #154 |
155. You seem to have read a more detailed account... |
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probablereason (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #112 |
133. there are limits to even the first amendment |
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Hobarticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #133 |
144. Welcome to DU! |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
119. Finally a cause the entire country can get behind. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
122. Fred, the new sheriff in town is coming after you and it is not |
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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #122 |
124. 0007, you use yer mouth pertier than a $20 whore! |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #124 |
148. LOL!! |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
128. YES! GOD LOVES FAGS! nt |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
145. Them assholes should be in Jail.....locked up for 5 years each...bastids they are |
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Tarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
147. Swimming against the tide here, but |
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John Kerry VonErich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
150. My roommate's brother is in Iraq. |
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