I have a problem with some of these protesters who carry signs like "baby killer," etc. Right or wrong, we live in a country where we are considered and protected by law which says we are "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
No one in the Anthony family has even been
charged with killing Caylee. Maybe one of them did, but to try and convict them in a court of public opinion is wrong! If that were permitted by llaw, we'd all have a lot to fear!
I'm not saying I
do or
do not think Casey or any of the other family members
did or
did not kill Caylee. I really have no idea! All I do know is that (as of this moment) none have been charged, much less convicted!
While many cite the First Amendment as justification for the protesting that has been going on around the Anthony home, the "right to peaceful assembly" really has more to do with allowing U.S. citizens the freedom to protest against our own government:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Maybe loosely defining "right to peaceful assembly" might defend the protesters, but the Anthony's and their neighbors have civil rights also, and one of those rights is the right to "quite enjoyment" of their property.
With protesters carrying inflammatory signs that say "baby killer," etc., I do not believe anyone that lives in that neighborhood is able to exercise their right to "quite enjoyment."
I think a quiet, non-inflammatory gathering is okay. Holding signs asking Casey, CA, GA, LA, etc. to please provide the "truth," the necessary information to find Caylee, is okay.
But I think the "angry mob" mentality that seems to exist in the protest is wrong and very harmful to everyone!
