Military Funeral Protest Essay

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US History Name: Autumn Goldenberg Sophomore Team 2 Day/Block: D2B3 The Protesting of Military Funerals Grieving is a long and tumultuous process. Being harassed by people about your passed loved one doesn’t help. That’s exactly what happens at the protesting of military funerals. Signs and banners are created to “get a point across”, when in actuality, they are making the grieving process harder than it needs to be. Not just general signs, but signs that say things like, “Thank God For Dead Soldiers”, and “Pray For More Dead Soldiers”. What military funeral protests really seem to be are just blatant disregards for the emotions of other human beings. A military funeral is a funeral given to a soldier who died during active duty or the Selected Reserve (Hartley). These protests can happen near the funeral site, around or at the time of the burial. Socially accepted or not, based on our Constitution, people should be allowed to protest military funerals. …show more content…

In August of 2012, President Obama signed a bill into law regarding regulations on the protests. These new regulations require the protest of military funerals to be held 300 feet away from the procession, and can not be held within the two hours before or after the service and funeral (Wing). This bill was put into legislation after the Supreme Court’s decision on the Snyder v. Phelps case. Snyder v. Phelps 8 to 1 vote ruled military funeral protests to be constitutional, as long as they are addressing public issues (“Free Speech at Military Funerals”). These regulations greatly helped the numbers of hecklers at the funerals, but the aftershocks of all protests are still felt by the families. This being said, you can not stop these “peaceful” protests, as it is the protester’s utilizing their constitutional

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