Speech and conduct

[Jean Dudley]

It occurs to me that all of this could have been avoided if the  
father of the deceased soldier, in a fit of grief-driven rage, had  
taken Mr. Phelp's (or possibly Mr. Phelp's daughter's) life and then  
claimed temporary insanity.

But then I might have been tempted to show up at the funeral with a  
sign that says "God hates homobigots".    Would the Westboro Baptist  
Church have the right to sue me for damages?  Frankly, I suspect that  
this decision is going to be overturned, or at the very least, the  
amount will be lowered dramatically.  All I can say it's a damn shame  
there's no law against malicious bad manners in this country.

Jean Dudley
"You can't get blood from a turnip."

P. S.  Would someone kindly clue me in on what IIED stands for, please?