Method of protest defeats the purpose

According to James Finnegan of Barrington, rights were violated when police asked him to take down the graphic pictures and disperse an abortion protest in Lake Zurich.

He is forgetting the rights of others not to have these protests and that most towns have permits for such activity.

He also quoted Mr. Frederick Douglas, an ex-slave who spoke out against slavery, which has nothing to do with abortion or the right to choose. To that point Mr. Finnegan's thinking and particular group are enslaving those who oppose their particular beliefs.

The quote he mentioned and his demonstration have turned people away from the intended purpose of his demonstration, not to mention those who have weak stomachs or have children in their cars.

Joe Pasternak

Elk Grove Village