Boston and Westboro Church: Why Speech is Not Free

By Pietro Scopa - April 18, 2013 Leave a Comment

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News travels fast in the age of wireless communication, and by now, many are doubtless aware of the Westboro Church’s intention to picket the upcoming funerals of Boston Marathon bomb victims.

Bostonians have had only a little over 24 hours to collect themselves since the blasts that injured over a hundred and took the lives of three. Witnesses likened the Copley Square area to that of a war zone.

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Pietro Scopa writes for Democracy Chronicles from New York. Checkout the rest of our international team of authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.

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