Personally, I am all for pro-life, but was actually offended by the tactics taken to prove this group's point. One or two signs up - I get it, but having a sign every 10 feet of the exact same picture, or worse, down a heavily traffic street and at an intersection where families constantly are (at the mall, shops, restaurants) was just ignorant and forcing your own views down other people's throats. Have your protest in front of where the actual crime is being had - in front of the clinic. I turned out of my work right before Aurora Ave and so did not have the chance to see a 'warning sign' and was bombarded by gruesome pictures. Thank goodness I didn't have any kids with me - someone made a point about Holocaust pictures in books, yes - they are there but not in first grade books! They are not taught to our children until they are mature enough to start to understand. I think mots everyone's above comments speaks for mine as well. I said before I am pro-life, but what about pregnancies that come from rape, or incest? Extreme cases like this should be up to the mother- who is ALSO innocent. I think you have outraged more people than not, and you should think about that next time you decide to take the streets with disturbing images.

Abortion is murdering, children have an opininion and why irresponsable adults go about having lust, then murdering an innocent being, with an specific a purpose in earth. He?she can't speak but they are murder anyway. And the doctor that promise to preserve life are not more that butchers, money makers. Yesterday I was fixing my car and I saw like any other, I asked the mechanic whar was it, and he told me was an abortion clinic. He also said" they make money in and out some many women all day is almost like can't keep track". I was sad and disturbed during the daY AND STILL FELL SICK, IF MAN AND WOMEN WANT TO f.. THEN DO IT BUT GET INNOCENT SOULS INVOLVED ONLY THEIR SIN.

I read through some of the statements listed above and although some might think anti-abortion protesters are a bit over-board. I had a 18 year old mother of 2, family member to actually died at the Women's Aid Clinic located at 4751 W. Touhy Lincolnwood, IL 60712 while trying to have an abortion. I've never seen or attended a protest but the public needs to be aware that they might think they are fixing one problem but really cause another... Antonesha died at the young age of 18 on Friday, May 8, 2009. Now matter what one might think instead of you taking 1 life you might take 2, the unborn baby and yours...

Irony at its finest:
The videos that are shown on the organization's website have a graphic content warning. Apparently, the internet deserves a warning that real life does not.

I see that I'm finding this pretty late, but I'm sure I'll have the pleasure of seeing these protesters again this summer. It's not surprising that they have no respect for other people's children when they drag their own along with them.

You folks can slice this up however you like, but the "truth" here is that your only accomplishment made during your efforts was to polarize people on both sides of the issue more deeply. You have hurt your cause with this tasteless stunt. The people in favor of your opinion prior to this still agree with you. However, anyone that was sitting remotely on the fence has run away from you as far they can.

In response to Ann Scheidler’s post on July 15th, “On the following day, in Evanston, a woman stopped and told the participant holding the warning sign that we had changed her mind.” Congratulations affecting change on an adult woman, but please share with us the last time a 7 year old came up to you and said, “ Thank you for displaying these images, you have changed my mind.”

Regardless of whether or not you had “warning signs” up prior to children in cars being able to see these images, people had no time to react and if they tried it could have caused an accident that would hurt people, maybe even your own people standing by the road. How do justify what little your group really gained that day with the possibility that people not choosing to participate in this event, on either side of the issue, could have been injured? That is reckless behavior, no different than the reckless behavior that you are protesting against.

I was in the car with my 5 year old when we had to pass these signs Saturday July 19th. I don't let my child check out porn pictures, so why would i want my child to check out bloody dismemberment pictures? You can see from some of the above comments that there are zealots that just don't get it. If you want to show me these pictures feel free to stage it in an adult area like a corporate area, industrial area, whatever. I can stomach it....but I prefer my child still have "childhood" for a little while longer. they have to grow up too soon as it is in this world.

My husband, my three-and-a-half year-old daughter, and I left this Saturday morning to run errands, much like any other Saturday. As the traffic backed up along Ogden Avenue, I saw a man with a picket sign warning drivers about graphic anti-abortion images ahead. Unfortunately, unlike the television, I couldn't change the channel or shut off the television. In moments, we were parked (because of traffic) in front of the most disturbing and graphic images, which my three-and-a-half daughter became visibly upset over. Suddenly, she was asking all kinds of questions about things that we had not even touched on before, things that should have been asked over the course of years, not minutes. I am a parent who monitors my child's television watching closely, and I believe strongly that children can be traumatized by being overwhelmed with material that is beyond their preparedness to deal with. These images and issues are well outside the comprehension of a three year-old, and yet, just because they aren't ready to understand, doesn't mean that can't be negatively impacted by them. I feel that I deserve the right to protect my children from such moments.

Naperville is touted as a family-friendly community. These individuals were not on private property, they were clearly on village sidewalks and in front of gas stations and supermarkets. I don't have any problem with picketing when it is civilized, but upsetting young children with topics they can't understand the scope of is far from civilized. It is cruel and in my opinion, abusive. If these people are genuinely worried about protecting children, let's be sure we're protecting the ones that have been born also.

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Pictures of aborted babies are so disgusting because abortion is disgusting. Our revulsion at the sight of the signs is a clear recognition of the evil of abortion, and teaches anyone with a sense of right and wrong that abortion must be ended now. Murderers and their apologists of course don't have a sense of right and wrong, and would rather sweep all evidence under the rug and engage in endless denials, as happened with the Nazis and their apologists. When abortion is ended, there will be no need for any more abortion pictures. Meanwhile, they are of educational value to those who need to be reminded how horribly ghastly it is to slaughter helpless innocent babies who aspire only to be cuddled and loved.

Everyone offended by the graphic nature of the signs can blame God because he made us sensible human beings that can readily discern good from evil. The brutal nature of what was displayed on those pictures repels because it is a fundamental violation of what we know to be good. I applaud the Pro-Life Action League for their unwavering efforts to educate the public of the reality of abortion.

This is the most effective "tactic" I have ever seen for showing large amounts of people that abortion is the violent slaughter of a little human person.

FYI - all Embryologists agree that human life begins at conception/fertilization. Check out an Embryology textbook or two if you don't wanna believe it.

First off, I am absolutely in agreement that the protesters had full right to be there and protest however they saw fit. It's real basic democracy stuff. In addition, all the little kiddies are to sheltered as it is. If this is what brings them to tears, then the parents need to start bringing some reality into the kids lives. Terrible things happen. It's human nature.

On the other hand, I know Naperville is conservative but I always felt it was more the fiscal conservatism rather than social. I never realized just how many whacko religious folk there are her.

I love you all anyway!

I'm glad I didn't have to see this display. I'm 32, Pro-Life and have 6 kids of my own (aged baby - 11 years). To be completely honest, I would have been just as torn up & haunted over seeing those pictures as my kids would have been. It would have opened a good talk with my 11 year old daughter though. She knows the basics of what it takes to become pregnant. I would have told her that having intercourse is an adult decision with adult responsibilities - an abortion is not an easy way out. I would want my daughter to have her baby, finish her schooling & I would be a very involved grandma while the baby's mom is pulling her life together. Becoming pregnant is not a death sentence - I'd much rather deal with a teen pregnancy than have my teen contract HIV. Don't think I'm cheering for teenage sex or pregnancy in any way! Parents need to make sure their kids understand everything involved in making such adult decisions so that they understand why it's so important to wait for the right time.

As for my younger children, it would have been a more difficult conversation. But, they would have been ok.

I really do think that if the protesters "cared" as much as they claim to, they would have picked a better platform for this. Although I am Pro-Life, the way they went about their "cause" was tasteless.

I completely agree with Kathy Kalfoken, Kat and me. These are the same thoughts that were in my head as I was sitting in traffic, stopping several times in front of these sad misguided people.

I have no argument against them being there, but they are turning people off from their cause with the offensive pictures. Not to mention, if those were real pictures of babies, let's have a little respect for the dead. How many people would want their dead body on a huge poster being used without their consent to offend children?

This should not be allowed in this supposedly "kid friendly" town so full of family values.

I was one of those privileged to expose the dirty truth about the brutal murder occuring each and every day to innocent and defenseless children at any time, and for any reason, during the first nine months of their lives. As one who has stood for the end of this present holocaust (what else could you call the systematic murder of over 4000 children each and every day) over the past 34 years, I am proud to be a part of the effort each year. In Evanston we had a young mother look at the signs and tell us "I was scheduled for an abortion next week, now I will not go. We have had many many say (in particular the African American areas such as Cicero and 43rd) "I never had any idea that this is what abortion is." Interesting that those complaining, especially those who claim some sort of religious beliefs don't have an answer when one asks "what have you done to stop this holocaust." For the information on those who criticised the city for our being there, we have the permission of our constitution, the supreme law of the land. Its found in the first and fourteenth amendmends. We will be back in Naperville for another 90 minute stay in 2008, you can be sure of that. We were in a total of 21 other cities with great response. When they stop the slaughter of the children, or the media starts showing the face of abortion it will end. Until then, we will do the job that they are not doing. I would also point out that all 24 of my grandchildren have seen the signs and have more empathy for what they show than many of the writers of these emails in Naperville.

Whatever it is people have to say, I do not want it waved in my face or forced down my throat involuntarily in the name of "facing the truth" (WHICH truth you choose to face really is up to you). I cannot feel "bad enough" to make another person feel better. We can block unwanted images from being received into our homes (the FCC thinks that's reasonable and appropriate). If only local law enforcement would recognize the need to censure violent images from public display. What we cannot avoid is bad enough. This is "shock treatment" is a really desperate and inapproprate way to get our attention. Lots of people respond to it by turning off to the whole issue.

If each protester had adopted a baby, they would be more credible.

Meantime, I'd like to be able to go about my day without horrible and disturbing pictures being thrust in my way. Don't give a high-horsey response until you've done more than march around with signs and raise funds for your cause. Adopt a little child, and then try to keep him/her from becoming desensitized to violence by seeing it everywhere. This could easily breed violent activity (which is probably a far cry from your desired effect.)

I have helped organize the Face the Truth Tours for eight years. I was on site at the Naperville demonstration on Friday. Warning signs were posted. We always post the warning signs before placing the graphic signs. You would be amazed at how many people thank us for being there, and at how many people say they never knew before just what abortion does to the baby. On the following day, in Evanston, a woman stopped and told the participant holding the warning sign that we had changed her mind. She was not going to go through with an abortion she had scheduled for that day. We saved the life of that baby and the mother was grateful for our message. It is most definitely worth irritating some people to save a life. We intend to make abortion unthinkable in America. If those who object to the signs would instead object to abortion, America would be a better place to raise children.
Ann Scheidler

I personally did not have the joy of witnessing the graphic details of these opinionated selfish jerks.
But, luckily, when I came home from work, my daughter had been visiting the Children's Museum with her babysitter, and she asked me all sorts of questions, wondering why there were weird people holding up pictures of mangled babies. I told her that those people who do that are ignorant. They care about their own views, not those of other people. For instance, There are plenty of Preists who have molested children, but you dont see activists holding up pictures of that... how Catholic churches have protected their little "secret"... but that's ok???
I am disgusted that it is not a crime in the town of Naperville (of all areas) for that kind of trash to be seen!!! I am glad I didn't witness it, because I would have gone to jail for impressing my views upon them. How Ironic.. Everyone knows about abortion. No one (but them) wants to take time out of their busy lives to force feed yet another one of their close minded views upon innocent bystanders who have better things to do.

April Tannahill

I don't understand why these folks are so enamored of forced-childbirth. Do they want unwanted children to be born into unhappy homes? "Freakonomics" correlated the 90's crime decrease to the 70's Roe vs Wade decision - The unwanted children who would become criminals were aborted instead. Of course they say they are for adoption - but how many have adopted unwanted American children (and the baggage that comes with having the person who gave you away be 20 miles away). The reality is that these "pro-lifers" are really just anti-sex and against fredom for women.

If they're so "pro-life" why aren't they anti-war??? Or anti capital punishment?? Very few in the so-called pro-life movement are without this hypocricy. Better to call them the "forced childbirth" movement.

Despite what side of the argument you support, both sides should agree there is a need for common decency and dignity in discussing abortion. I witnessed one of these protests arranged last year along the Eola corridor in Aurora during the height of rush hour when many parents were ferrying their children home, and seeing another in Naperville this past week made me wonder who considers these promotional campaigns.

Increasingly American society is reported as jaded by years of exposure to violence through various forms of media, so I imagine the rationale of the design -- to shock and horrify -- is considered necessary to break through the psychological isolation and lack of response engendered by TV, the news, movies, and so forth. But this steps over a line of taste, for one, and gives no credit to anyone's sense of maturity.

The images of a mangled fetus, blown up on a large poster board and staked at a corner or waved around by a zealotous protester, are disrespectful and ill-conceived. Yes, I use the word zealotous because I think the attitude of these individuals standing out there haranguing the general public requires a rather extreme view on matters. Some condone this protest because of the charged subject matter, but would you be agreeing or tolerating the same if a similar group showed images of massacred civilians and claimed US engagement in a foreign conflict was acceptable? In the end the content is the issue at hand here, and the way it was flagrantly put on display.

Though I do not have children myself, I know how many families reside around Naperville and let's face it, this is the summer when parents take their children to and fro. The group there knew full well when they set out their materials they would be targeting more than just informed adults. They disregarded any kind of privacy or choice by failing to post any sort of warning for parents about what lay ahead. The jeering and shouting I saw back in Aurora last year and again in Naperville, not to mention the large placards, caused many young kids to cry or look about in bewilderment.

Is this something that the protests are proud to have done? Congratulations, you reduced five-year-olds to tears over something they do not understand and you violated any parent's right to protect their children from graphic images. We have warning labels on video games, movies and music to prevent this sort of thing. Even TV news casts are courteous enough to warn viewers of impending graphic images, details or scenes in a pending broadcast. Here we were left with nothing except fuming adults and distraught children.

I hope they do something about it. There are far more elegant ways to present an argument, but I suppose we should be grimly grateful they aren't mailing out illustrative pamphlets yet.

Wow. I saw that display on my way to work and couldn't believe it. In my opinion, it was wrong on so many levels. What parent would allow their kids (yes,kids) to stand on the side of one of the busiest streets in the area, vulnerable to all kinds of danger, holding a sign of an gruesome, aborted fetus? This demonstration was irresponsible and unsafe to the participants as well as to the non-participants. I am pro-choice because I don't believe that a woman who cannot, will not or won't want to be a good mother to a healthy baby, should be one. I think we should be talking about the issues concerning child neglect and abuse in our society so as to help our living children so that they have an opportunity to grow up free from harm. Again, seeing kids, much younger than the voting age, appearing to be bored, having to hold up gruesome signs, exposing them to who knows what, angry drivers, wreckless drivers, abductors ~ really makes me angry. Using children in this manner to forward an agenda, religious? or political is wrong in my opinion.

CORRECTION: Sorry for the typo: meant to write:

After Emmett Till was murdered by racists, HIS mother Mamie brought HIS mangled body to Chicago so that thousands of Blacks could parade past it and see the face of institutionalized racism.

B.G., I'have already argued that the tactics were appropriate -- there will never be agreement on this bec. there is not agreement on whether or not abortion is mass murder. If you believe killing innocent unborn children is a mere "choice," how will you ever come to accept admittedly shocking truth-telling tactics to end this Court-sanctioned slaughter?

This is NOT to say that there are not committed, wonderful pro-lifers who reject Joe Schiedler's tactics, and I respect that. There are always disagreements over tactics in civil rights and human rights movements. But certainly your opinion about abortion colors your views on this. What's YOUR view on abortion, B.G.?

As to what I would tell my children, I have already explained to them why abortion is evil and a human rights issue: the most helpless human beings on the planet are invaded in the safety of the womb and cruelly destroyed -- their chance to live and laugh and debate (like B.G.) stripped from them though they did nothing. First I would have pointed to the signs with Ultrasound images and said, "See how wonderfully made these babies are: this is proof that unborn babies are human beings deserving to live."

Re: the latter, mutilated image, I would have recalled the above points and said that as horrible as this is, is it more horrible than destroying that young baby's life? That baby would be a living adult today if abortion were not legal! And I might have reminded them how wrong it is to ever call the slaughter of children -- or anybody -- a mere "choice."

Here is a link to the group's website...

http://www.prolifeaction.org/truth/

Peter and Labarbera and m susan pine,

The question posed was, "Whether you're pro-life or pro-choice, what do you think of the tactics of holding up disturbing images for all to see? If you were with your children and happened upon the demonstration, what would you tell them?"

But in typical "pro-life" fashion, you two choose to use this opportunity to shove your beliefs down others throats as opposed to actually having and openminded discussion about the medium this group chose to use to convey their message.

Next time, try to formulate an opinion on the issue without bringing your personal beliefs into it.

I commend these pro-lifers for their courage! It seems inconsistent of parents who drive by with their own children to be so outraged by the pictures. What about the children in the pictures--done to death by their own parent(s)!

Hmm well they have pictures of mangled corpses of the holcaust in textbooks in elementary school. Kids arent as sensitive as people might think. Why arent people as offended by an advertisement of a raw steak on a billboard for a grocery store on the highway? -same redness, same blood speckles... The answer is simple. The pro-choice realize that a fetus is different from other flesh, that it is infact human, and undoubtebly unique, but they are unable to admit this, so they use meaningless terms of "visual harrassment" and try to avoid the issue completelty

Mr. LaBarbera,

So it's ok to put my life in danger, and the health and safety of my living child in danger to do this? Again, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. We didn't even know it was there until we had no way out! Asthma can kill, I could have died had I not made it to the hospital on time.

Do you approve of putting the lives and safety of other children in danger (as this was staged in a heavily traffic'd area where a number of near misses were visible in the brief time I was there).

Are you really justifying the risk of killing a living breathing child to fight killing unborn children??!!

There are better ways of doing things. If anything this display turned my opinion against at least this pro-life group. I would never put another persons life at risk just to feel important and make the headlines. It's definately NOT pro-life... pro-mayhem, pro-harm, YES, but one cannot claim to be pro-life while putting peoples lives in danger.

"me" wrote //They have a right to be there, just like I have the right to do with my body as I please.//

It's not just YOUR body, but another precious person made in the image of God, with separate DNA.

Did it ever occur to these writers that the sight of aborted unborn children was DESIGNED to make people uncomfortable? Abortion is murder, and we're all -- even most pro-lifers -- a little too comfortable with it. Speaking as a former fetus myself, I'm glad that Joe Scheidler the others were out there speaking out for the unborn, who can't speak for themselves.

Remember this: it took the TV reports of terrible abuses in the south to end Jim Crow laws. After Emmett Till was murdered by racists, her mother Mamie brought her son's mangled body to Chicago so that thousands of Blacks could parade past it and see the face of institutionalized racism. Similarly, more Americans will have to "see" -- and deal with -- the cruel reality of abortion before we end the horror of legalized abortion on demand in this nation.

The truth can be very ugly.Don't sugar coat it.Show it for what it is.The termination of the life shown in the pictures.Who are we to choose? This unborn infant has not even had a chance to do anything to deserve to die.Not seen the light of day.Not taken it's first breath outside the womb.

Mark, If you consider the PHOTOS of "Mangled Fetuses" as EVIL and DISGUSTING, what do you consider the REALITY of the photos? Is the reality of a photo that you find evil and disgusting what you want for your 16 year and grandchild? I propose that the demonstrators find abortion EVIL and DISGUSTING also...that's kinda why they are there, Mark...Atleast that is my guess

We had the unfortunate luck to drive down 75th today and were assaulted by the protest there. I will not comment on their cause. What horrified me was that since I was alone in the car with my very sensitive 5 year old daughter and 1 year old son, I was unable to cover their eyes. The way that we were going there was no possible way to turn around or go another way. I begged my daughter to clsoe her eyes but her curiosity got the best of her and she began screaming and sobbing hysterically. There was traffic. I had to STOP in front of a sign and had no means of comforting her. What is wrong with these people? MY KIDS CAN'T VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!! How does help their cause!???

I was shocked and disgusted by the photos and this ignorant tactic. The images were very large and numerous and impossible to ignore. Their effect is disturbing, but I am not sure that anyone who sees them would be moved to change their opinion on abortion. I felt very fortunate my young kids were not in the car! I screen the images they are exposed to - but there is no way to do that when bombarded by them driving along the road. Shame on Pro-life Action for forcing this on people! How about using that energy to aid those who are already born?

FYI In addition to my previous post. I did attempt to file a complaint with the police over their actions, as it put the health and safety of myself and my family in danger. This was fruitless but I was able to obtain the name and number of the group protesting.

I do not know if this will be posted but I feel that if they are allowed to visually assault people without obtaining concent, their victims should be allowed to contact them to voice their complaints.

The group staging this was:

ProLife Anchor League
"Face the Truth Tour"
Chicago, IL
773-777-2900

I would like to know what city representative is responsible for permitting the visual aids to be part of the pro-life demonstration on Washington and Ogden today. As a life long resident of Naperville I am truly appalled that a city with such high family values would grant permission for such vulgarity to be placed in front of UNWILLING minors. I am thankful my children were not present in the car with me because;
1. It is not time to be discussing abortion choices at their age. At their age it is o.k. to believe the world is a great place to live.
2. We are concerned as a society how people are distracted while driving well that visual display was a huge distraction of disbelief to me and I was just the passenger.

I don’t believe that anyone is complaining about their right to be there, it is the visual aids that take the “fair” out of the cause. I have to agree with the other person, PLEASE CONSIDER THE KIDS THAT ARE ALIVE AS PART OF YOUR CAUSE, THEY COUNT TOO!! A banner or signs is a more acceptable way of protesting unless you are at a location that people are able to MAKE A CHOICE what they will be viewing.

When I had the misfortune of driving past there going east on Ogden they were just setting up and did not have ANY warning whatsoever posted before exposing drivers to these images. I was on my way to get a late breakfast for my daughter when we were assaulted by these horrific images with I add again NO WARNING! It was an absolute unexpected visual assault on us. Obviously other drivers were experiencing the same shock and horror as I nearly was hit by another motorist.

Following that debacle triggered by the unexpected shock and adreneline from avoiding the accident I experienced a severe asthma attack, and was rushed to the emergency room where at spent the next 3 hours of my day.

This is abhorrant. I believe in Freedom of Speech, but not freedom to display graphic dismembered bodies on public streets. You can speak and say your peace without assaulting others.

I also find it amazing that if someone were out displaying pictures of normal healthy human bodies in the nude, they would be breaking the law, they would be arrested and freedom of speech would not protect them. Yet it's perfectly legal to display gruesome pictures intended to imply serious violence to and, horrific death and destruction of infants.

What is wrong with our society that such horrific images are considered more acceptable than a normal, healthy, human body?

If the Prolife people want to protest about abortion,they have every right to.With that said using it in an evil and disgusting way is incredibly wrong.Putting posters of MANGLED FETISES is NOT the way to get people aware or onboard.My kids happened to be in the car Yesturday(Thursday the 12)on Dundee and i had to tell them to shut their eyes the whole way.Personally,I think women should have the CHOICE of their own because it's not you so it doesn't concern you. I don't want my 16 year having a baby even if she does get knocked-up.Do you?

They have a right to be there, just like I have the right to do with my body as I please.

A few years ago my daily commute had me driving past an abortion clinic where similar protesters could often be found. I understand they're trying to raise awareness of their pro-life agenda, but I honestly think there are much much more effective ways to convey an idea to people.

Perhaps I'm being naive, but it's safe to assume everyone who goes in to get an abortion understands what they're doing. I find it hard to believe that a woman thinking about getting an abortion would ever be driving down the street, see some protesters, and think to herself, "Wait, when I get an abortion I'm terminating my pregnancy and removing my would-be baby from my body?! I HAD NO IDEA!"

With that being said, one of the great parts about this country are the freedoms we have, and I can respect their right to protest because of that. Do I appreciate driving down the street and seeing images like that? Of course not, but I do appreciate that they're exercising rights that most people take for granted.

If I had kids, and they were in the car with me and saw the protesters today, I'd try to turn it in to something positive and explain that even though what they saw was gross and scary, there are very few places outside of the United States where you're free to spread whatever ideas you would like- no matter how crazy or extreme they appear to you.

The people who are protesting believe they're doing a good thing, and potentially causing positive change in their eyes. I have a hard time finding fault in someone that passionate over inciting change- whether I agree with their stance or not is irrelevant.

I am not going to make a statement on Pro-Choice or Pro-Life. However, I strongly disagree with the tactics used by the pro-life protesters who yielded their signs at Washington and Ogden today (Friday July 13). I was traveling east bound on Ogden when the fist banner caught my eye. My first thought upon seeing the enormous posters was relief that my kids weren't in the car with me. I hope the protesters realize how many other kids traveled that route on their way to Centennial Beach or the Children's Museum. I can only guess at the number of children that will have nightmares so that a limited few can thrust their opinions on unwilling participants. Any group that condones scaring young children as a necessary evil for their cause has simply lost their way. Children can't possibly understand the scope of the message but will be haunted by the images these protesters forced them to see. I hope the protesters will please consider caring as much about the kids living in this town today as they do for their cause. The only message I got was once they are born they don't care what happens to them.

Kathy Kalkofen