What are the limits to free speech?

So there is some anti-choice* group in town trying to spread their message. I’m all for people’s freedom of speech and their ability to spread whatever message they want. Speech that you don’t agree with is probably the hardest to defend, but it should be defended notheless. As long as your not hurting anyone, or interfering with anybody else’s rights.

This group was holding large, 4’x6′, pictures of dead babies. I tried not to look, but it was impossible not to. They situated themselves right where you had to look to make a turn at the intersection. The pictures were obviously not aborted babies. They were more like mutilated six-month-olds. Pretty disturbing stuff. There were reports of school children having problems in school after seeing the images. I think that is going to far. There are limits to free speech, and I think disturbing kids crosses that line. Does this kind of behavior really change people’s opinion on topics? I think being offensive just for the sake of being offensive makes you look ignorant and stupid, but maybe that’s just me.

I will never understand people that are hellbent on taking away the rights of others. If you don’t like gay marriage, don’t get one. If you don’t like abortion, don’t get one. If you don’t like broccoli, don’t eat it. Let people live their own lives, and don’t worry about their business. Isn’t this suppose to be the land of the free?

*I call them anti-choise because many pro-choice people like myself are against abortion too.