Children Attending Protests

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Registered: 11-16-2005
Children Attending Protests
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Fri, 07-14-2006 - 12:39pm

I was just looking at an online slideshow of pro/anti-gay marriage protests in Massachusetts, and there were several shots of kids holding banners (mostly anti-gay marriage)--toddlers had signs on their strollers, and a couple of older kids were shouting.


I'm having mixed feelings about this. Is it fair to involve children in activities like this that they probably can't really comprehend? I remember a guy showing off his two young children at the Terry Schivo (sp?) protest in Florida. They were against removing her feeding tube. It just didn't seem right or fair

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Registered: 03-30-2003
Sat, 07-15-2006 - 12:22am

I think sometimes children come along because of babysitting issues.