"We've said all along that these troopers should be honored, but let's just do it in way that doesn't violate the Constitution," Barnard said. "If they want to put up a flag, an obelisk, a badge or some other symbol that is not religious in nature, they can do it and can leave them on public land. That would be fine, and it would comport with the 10th Circuit's ruling and with the First Amendment."
Shurtleff disagreed, calling the proposal for alternate memorials on the current cross sites "silly."
"When someone sees that white cross, they know what it means ... it means someone died there," he said. "If you put up an obelisk, people will stare at it and wonder what it's doing there."
Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman contributed from Washington, D.C.
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Good decision by the SCOTUS.
This country already dedicates special places for memorializing the dead, including those law-enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty: a graveyard.
That is where these symbols can be More..
The Deuce wrote:
"I am surprised that you continue to live in a state that has a strong religious population. It seems to me that you would be better served living in a place like California."
Another not so subtle way More..
To: The Atheist | 3:39 p.m. Oct. 31, 2011 Provo, UT - I also support the decision based on the aurguments presented. However, I am surprised that you continue to live in a state that has a strong religious population. It seems to me that you would be More..