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Old 05-17-2007, 07:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos View Post
One of my favorite sayings is that having the right to do something does not make it the right thing to do.

The guy is a bit of a jerk, no doubt. But jerks get free speech too.

I think that the families should have the right to legally restrain him from profiting on their loved ones' deaths. But there are some families of the fallen out there who would probably support what he is doing.
If the families can restrain them from profiting with names in protest of the action, what would stop them from restraining the news media from using their names and stories that prop up ratings to help maintain the cost of commercials?

The names of the fallen are are public record - but not public enough. Too few Americans choose to go there - to make those lives personal - too be touched by the story.