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At funerals? Screaming at small children, six inches from their faces, that God killed their father on purpose?

• deno 16y ago
  > six inches from their faces That's quite an exaggeration. They are standing far away from the ceremony. EDIT: To clarify, I don't mean to defend them. I just think what they do is appalling enough on its own, without stretching the facts.
  • portman 16y ago
    You're right that there is no need to exaggerate. The raft of state legislation in 2007/2008 setting up perimeters (300 - 500 feet, depending on the state) was in direct response to the stepped-up funeral protests of 2006 which were in extremely close, personal proximity to the mourners. Now, they are 300-500 feet away, but only due to specific state laws.
    • rhizome 16y ago
      Sure, but in the vast majority of (if not all) events the Phelpers are kept far enough away that the people at the events don't even see them.