yet another epic fail by the US courts..
how is it in any ones right to protest another persons funeral ?
he was a person before he was a soldier, and just because he served an institution that they dont agree with doesnt give them the right to protest his laying to rest by his family. out of respect for his services other military persons would have been present, but this does not account to it being a military act. this is still another human beings departure from the world and should be given all the respect that any and all persons deserve.
An eye for an eye: people need to protest burials of people from this church then. The major difference is it isnt as obvious when someone else is buried. Only because this man was a soldier made it easier to recoginise he was being buried. As for members of this "church" how would any one differentiate between them annd another "average" joe ? That and i would be bold as to say these "church" members funerals would probably be pretty small as only other "church" members would attend, and no one else will miss these types when they are gone to begin with...
The saddest part is most soldiers are from the poorest neighbourhoods to begin with and never had much of a future outside of military service. So in attempt to achieve something positive, instead of sitting on unemployment or turning to crime they take up arms in the name of their country. Only to be treated as trash by a bunch of "looneys" to cowardly to defnd themselves, and so immoral as to disrepct another mans funeral.
I often wonder what would happen if all western governments did infact withdraw their soldiers and deplete the military budget. My moneys on maybe a week, maybe a month or two at most before another "extremeist" country starts world war three. Then these same people that attacked the military will be up in arms, crying out for someone to save them.
