Apparently not. Corner of First Street and First Avenue East. The fact is, I cannot get to the parking lot for work without driving by, and often getting stopped at a light, near signs of dead fetuses.
The Duluth Police Department secretary informed me that there is nothing that can be done, because of “the whole freedom of speech thing.” However, when I asked if I could hold signs of a naked man on the corner, she said that would be illegal because it is sexual in nature. So, how is it that a blood-covered naked unborn baby is OK, but a naked man is not?
A bit of irony I notice each morning is how all of those fetuses that survived, the ones that ended up at the shelter, saunter in faithful parade to the liquor store across from the dead fetus signs every morning at 8 am to get their fix. There’s often a line at the door, waiting for it to open. Do the protesters help these souls?
In any case, it’s one thing to hold signs to inform the world about your beliefs in the world’s injustices. It just seems like there should be a line drawn with the dead fetus signs … it’s getting out of hand. If I had a kid in the car each morning, I would be even more upset.
Am I out of line? Am I too sensitive? I’m wondering where the community stands on this issue. And, if it is indeed a problem, what are we going to do about it?
