Court: Pelting Gays With Eggs Protected Free Speech

[Natasha]

Court: Pelting Gays With Eggs Protected Free Speech

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/07/070908hun.htm
7/9/2008

(Budapest) Four of more than a dozen people arrested for throwing eggs
at a gay pride march in Budapest on Saturday received minor fines on
Wednesday, while charges against three others were dismissed and
charges against the others were dropped.

Those fined were convicted only because they refused to obey a police
order to disperse.

In delivering the verdicts in the case the court ruled that simply
throwing eggs at a group you disagree with is simply an exercise in
free speech Hungarian media reported Wednesday.

[Dennis]

Wow, Hungarian is a complicated language. Perhaps eggs and vegetables are used for emphasis.

Great to see you! *throws carrot*
How have you been? *rolls tomato on the ground*

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Dennis

[Starr]

It says: Marchers were pelted with eggs, bottles and rocks and set fire to a police van.

Surely they meant that the protesters set fire to the van and not the marchers?  The rest mentions that the police had to disperse the protesters with tear gas and a water cannon. It didn't say anything else about the marchers being disruptive or even retaliating against those who threw things at them.

[caleybug]

Wow, Hungarian is a complicated language. Perhaps eggs and vegetables are used for emphasis.

Great to see you! *throws carrot*
How have you been? *rolls tomato on the ground*

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Dennis

I am doing fine *gathers tomato and carrot and puts them in a pot* ^_^

Does this mean, if I don't like the rednecks here in Alabama, I can throw cantaloupes at them? xD!!!

[LynnER]

a coconut would be better... or a slingshot and unshelled walnuts.... yeah there we go LoL and for people you like a bow and asparagus arrows XD

But that wouldnt work in the U.S. throwing foodstuffs at people is not a protected right...

[sd]

a coconut would be better... or a slingshot and unshelled walnuts.... yeah there we go LoL and for people you like a bow and asparagus arrows XD

But that wouldnt work in the U.S. throwing foodstuffs at people is not a protected right...

That would be assault.
With a bottle it could be "with a deadly weapon".