the other argument that the government, that many people don t want the government telling even hate groups what they can and can t say? do you understand that argument? yes, i do bill. i understand that. but, you know, you have to draw the line somewhere. it has to be drawn at funerals. bill: when people say to you, look, they obey the law by being back a certain amount. i think it was a thousand feet from the actual ceremony, how do you answer that mr. snyder? to me, bill, it wouldn t have mattered if they were 150,000 feet behind. it wasn t just about the funeral. it was what they did before and after the funeral. to me, that was the intrusion, also. bill: what was that? what did they do to you before and after? well, when they when they sent out the notice to the media and to the law enforcement that they were coming. the notice started out as a picture of matt on it and then it had a military coffin and
bill: now, do you understand the other argument that the government, that many people don t want the government telling even hate groups what they can and can t say? do you understand that argument? yes, i do bill. i understand that. but, you know, you have to draw the line somewhere. it has to be drawn at funerals. bill: when people say to you, look, they obey the law by being back a certain amount. i think it was a thousand feet from the actual ceremony, how do you answer that mr. snyder? to me, bill, it wouldn t have mattered if they were 150,000 feet behind. it wasn t just about the funeral. it was what they did before and after the funeral. to me, that was the intrusion, also. bill: what was that? what did they do to you before and after? well, when they when they sent out the notice to the media and to the law enforcement that they were coming. the notice started out as a picture of matt on it and then it had a military coffin and
bill: now, do you understand the other argument that the government, that many people don t want the government telling even hate groups what they can and can t say? do you understand that argument? yes, i do bill. i understand that. but, you know, you have to draw the line somewhere. it has to be drawn at funerals. bill: when people say to you, look, they obey the law by being back a certain amount. i think it was a thousand feet from the actual ceremony, how do you answer that mr. snyder? to me, bill, it wouldn t have mattered if they were 150,000 feet behind. it wasn t just about the funeral. it was what they did before and after the funeral. to me, that was the intrusion, also. bill: what was that? what did they do to you before and after? well, when they when they sent out the notice to the media and to the law enforcement that they were coming. the notice started out as a picture of matt on it and then it had a military coffin and
recognition? how do they justify it? do you know? who are these people? chris, i don t know how well, they re a bunch of they re not even religious people, in my opinion, chris. in my opinion, fred phelps is nothing but a con artist. unfortunately, i think his children, his family, believe what he says. this is a way he makes money. my hunch he just goes to where really good people are meeting. because he knows it s such an awful thing to be doing, that the press can t avoid covering it, it s so awful. we have to cover the most sickest people. what do you think? should we just not cover these events? well, he makes sure that they re covered by the announcements that he sends out to the media and to law enforcement. i mean, the announcement he sent out on my son, it had matt s picture on it. underneath of it, it had a military coffin and underneath
recognition? how do they justify it? do you know? who are these people? chris, i don t know how well, they re a bunch of they re not even religious people, in my opinion, chris. in my opinion, fred phelps is nothing but a con artist. unfortunately, i think his children, his family, believe what he says. this is a way he makes money. my hunch he just goes to where really good people are meeting. because he knows it s such an awful thing to be doing, that the press can t avoid covering it, it s so awful. we have to cover the most sickest people. should we just not cover these events? well, he makes sure that they re covered. by the announcements that he sends out to the media. and to law enforcement. i mean, the announcement he sent out on my son, it had matt s picture on it. underneath of it, it had a military coffin and underneath that, it said burial of an ass.