Joe Rogan and Megan Phelps-Roper talk about the time she protested George W. Bush’s inauguration. Then talk about whether the cops should protect protestors engaging in unpopular speech.
Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #974.
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How is violence going to convince the westboro baptist church to stop protesting? I think that the police should have done a better job at protecting the westboro baptist church. You do not have a right to hit someone because they are doing something or saying something that is offensive.
"mutilation of a flag" god that's so stupid
She articulated this so well and I’m impressed with how she held up to Joe’s continued questioning! This was so interesting.
Joe is used to a reality structure where if you come out and talk shit to someone you stay around and take your ass kicking. And the idea that the WBC can summon all this judgement, contempt and bile and then hide behind a public good like a city police officer and escape their come uppance offends his sense of Justice. I do not believe he has a lack of understanding of the first amendment. The man is a comedian for decades he knows it well.
Fucked up, protesting during funerals and having cops, being pulled away from better public service to this. Imagine if the KKK just showed up in every city on a constant basis and cops are supposed to protect them even when they go to a black/dangerous neighborhood. At some point, you just go to pay for your own security if what you are doing is not a gray area but a very very black-and-white situation. Freedom of speech, say what the fuck you want and not get into legal trouble, but not "let me be as incentive and antagonistic as possible in the worst places possible that will 100% ensure hate and have the cops there to protect me knowing well i knew what i was doing". The whole campus argument is just not a good comparison. What's next? Call the cops before you go do a stupid tik tok because you are going out on purpose to make people angry for views? Freedom of speech right?