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Boston and Westboro Church: Why Speech is Not Free

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Boston and Westboro Church: Why Speech is Not Free

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.

Boston and Westboro Church: Why Speech is Not Free

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