# Church ordered to pay $10.9 million for funeral protest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818 "2007-11-01T02:27:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/1 "2007-11-01T02:27:39Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/index.html) Yes, Fred’s church! I hope they actually have to fork over the bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/2 "2007-11-01T02:44:49Z")
They don’t have that much, yay! Of course it will be appealed, but now, if others start filing suit, they will be kept so busy, and have to fork out so much for attorneys(even though many of them are lawyers) that they may start to back down. I can’t wait for the evening news tonight, because I live in Topeka. It’s gotta top the news reports on all three stations. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/3 "2007-11-01T02:49:51Z")
There’s a time and place for all sorts of protests. Conversely, there’s a protest for every time and place. Phelps can’t seem to grasp this little axiom. Phelps is an ass, and I hope he is forced to pay every penny. Tripler Yup, he’s “elevated him to a new level” of stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/5 "2007-11-01T05:34:08Z")
Can someone enlighten me? Why is this sort of obnoxious and contemptible form of protest not considered free speech? ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/6 "2007-11-01T05:43:36Z")
I note that there is a GD thread relevant to my question. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/7 "2007-11-01T17:11:09Z")
It would be nice if he and his mob got gangbanged by gay bikers and the films distributed over the net followed by sending him and his followers to Iraq. Mods if I’m not allowed to say this my apologies and withdraw the post. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/8 "2007-11-01T17:13:28Z")
I don’t see what’s wrong with the first part of your statement, it would obviously be consensual. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/9 "2007-11-01T23:06:49Z")
Yay, Al Snyder! I hope you have the most vicious and persistent lawyer on earth onboard to collect the judgment. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-ordered-to-pay-10-9-million-for-funeral-protest/424818/10 "2007-11-02T04:52:19Z")
[QUOTE=Oslo Ostragoth] Yay, Al Snyder! I hope you have the most vicious and persistent lawyer on earth onboard to collect the judgment. [/QUOTE] Well, Mr. Snyder may have\* a\* viscious and persistent lawyer, but not _the_ most viscious and persistent. Those all belong to the WBC.