Originally posted by mattskramer
I'm not offended. It is all a matter of degrees. It has to do with where you draw the line. There are other events of civil disobedience too. I recall "pro-life" activists screaming insults at women who were going into a Planned Parenthood clinic for a health checkup. Some of the women were not even pregnant. Some of the activists even resorted to shoving women suspected to going to have an abortion.
Then there are those who investigate doctors who provide abortions. They picket at the doctors' homes and chant slogans day and night. Are they peaceful protesters, individuals engaged in civil disobedience, or dangerous stalkers and abusive people?
I remember the funeral of a person that appeared on "The Real World". He had AIDS. A man, who was not invited to the funeral, was there with a huge sign that read "GOD HATES FAGS". He was also yelling and chanting. (an all too common example of Christian compassion) Was he a peaceful protester or a public disturbing menace who should have been led away by police?