Do we really need a law for everything. Are we not able as men to handle anything on our own. Are there any men left here. Or are they all fighting elsewhere in the world.
The solution is simple. If some one comes to a funeral to insult a service honoring a fallen hero, you beat them to a bloody pulp. Problem solved.
That's still the way it is handled in the Deep South where I live. I suppose that is why those kinds of things don't happen here. If you insult someone, they'll beat the crap out of you. If they take you to court, the judge will laugh it them. You pay the $50 fine. Justice is served. The old fashion way. The manly way. The American way.
Do a search on Fred Phelps and I think you will find that he HAS been in the Deep South and has not been beatedn to a bloody pulp, as you put it. I know for sure he has pulled his shenanigans in Alabama.
That is absolutely not the American way, at least according to American ideals. Using violence against people with whom you disagree or find offensive belongs in theocracies or uncivilized areas of the world. America is defined by respect for individual rights, which includes the right to express unpopular or offensive sentiments. We also pride ourselves on the fair and impartial rule of law.
Here on this site, everyone criticized the Islamic radicals burning buildings and threatening lives over a cartoon. Everyone seemed to agree that no matter how great their outrage, they were wrong to use violence. But when the issue becomes something WE care about, suddenly new rules apply.
Suppose I said that Mohammed was a child molestor, and a Muslim citizen overheard and broke several of my limbs in response. At the trial, the judge sentenced the defendent (with a wink and a nod) to a $50 fine. Oh, and the judge coincidentally is also named Mohammed. Would that be the American way?
Got an extra room at your house? :-)